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Near Light Makanema Ojambula Ndi Kuvina by Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li

Near Light Makanema Ojambula Ndi Kuvina by Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Kanema, Mavidiyo ndi Zoseweretsa Competition Category.


BronzeKanema· 2019

Near Light Makanema Ojambula Ndi Kuvina

by Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li

Client: Centre for Arts and Design, University of Macau, Macao

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Kanema Category

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The Design

About Near Light Makanema Ojambula Ndi Kuvina

Pogwiritsa ntchito chithunzi cha magetsi oyandama mumsewu patadutsa pakati pausiku pomwe mzinda wotanganidwa udatsitsa, makanema oonera vidiyoyi akuwonetsetsa kuti Macao, dera lamtchire lakumwera kwa China pafupi ndi Hong Kong. Monga chowunikira ndi kufunsa kutukuka kwachuma mu mzinda wodziwika bwino pantchito zokopa alendo, ntchitoyi imakwiyitsa omvera pakusaka tanthauzo lakuya la moyo ndi chisangalalo.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Near Light Makanema Ojambula Ndi Kuvina ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Near Light Makanema Ojambula Ndi Kuvina akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Near Light Makanema Ojambula Ndi Kuvina amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Through capturing imagery of floating lights on streets after midnight when the busy city was calming down, this video animation aspires to evoke a nostalgic sensibility for Macao, a tranquil peninsula in southern China near Hong Kong. As a reflection and questioning to the prosperous economic development in a city well-known for gambling industry, this work provokes the audiences into the search of the meaning of life.
Dimensions & Packaging
This work could be a video for a show/screening only or could include dance in a multimedia performance with LED panel on stage or within a museum/gallery installation.
Tags
art video, music video, video animation, multimedia show, synthesis of video animation and dance
Production Technology
Video footages filmed with a Canon 5DSR and edited in Adobe Premiere for the animation. This work could also include dancers in a multimedia performance.
Design Challenge
Capturing the floating lights on street and matching images/animation with music to creative the desired mood. The incorporation of dancers in the production is also a big challenge.
Research
This work is a multimedia video animation for screening and show, but it could also be part of a multimedia dance performance with a large LED panel on stage or within a gallery/museum installation. Through manipulation of the manual focus function during filming, a dreamy effect is captured to reveal a nostalgic sensation. The video footages will then be edited to match the musical texture. In the performance, dancers added another layer of meaning to the video animation and together created a touching performance on stage.
Inspiration
The inspiration of the project came from experiencing the transformation of Macao from a peaceful peninsula to a metropolitan city. As Reinsley Husson wrote in a review of Near Light: "Every life is heading towards an unknown destination - a journey of tragedies and triumphs that ultimately allows us to discover the world, and more importantly, ourselves."
Project Duration
04:35, Lightscape: A Synthesis of Video Animation and Dance,
University of Macau, Macao, 2018
Operation Flow
This work could be a video for a show/screening only or could include dance in a multimedia performance with a large LED panel on stage or within a museum/gallery installation.
Patents
Lampo Leong, 2018
Team Members
Lampo Leong (Directer and Videographer)
Yves Etienne Sonolet (Animation and video)
Ólafur Arnalds (Music)
Zhihou Li (Choreography)
Dance Troupe of the University of Macau (Dancers)
Image Credits
Image #1: Artistic Director Lampo Leong, Photographer Hengchia Hsu, 2018
Image #2: Artistic Director Lampo Leong, Photographer Tiantian Huan, 2018
Image #3: Artistic Director Lampo Leong, Photographer Tiantian Huan, 2018
Image #4: Artistic Director / Photographer Lampo Leong, 2018
Image #5: Artistic Director / Photographer Lampo Leong, 2018

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