House of Dream Arte Pública by Ge Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ferro in Design de Belas-Artes e Instalações Artísticas Competition Category.

FerroBelas-Artes· 2021

House of Dream Arte Pública

by Ge Xu

Client: China Academy of Art

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Belas-Artes Category

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The Design

About House of Dream Arte Pública

A Casa dos Sonhos é uma escultura de arte pública instalada em Shenzhen, na China. A escultura é feita de aço inoxidável, iluminação LED e placa de PC com espelho unidirecional, e mede 320 centímetros de largura, 120 centímetros de profundidade e 400 centímetros de altura. Durante o dia, a superfície reflexiva espelha o ambiente ao redor. À noite, a luz em constante mudança configura um espaço voltado para dentro. Os visitantes interagem com a obra e alteram os efeitos de iluminação. A escultura responde à aparência semelhante de muitos edifícios residenciais novos e evoca memórias do lar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

House of Dream Arte Pública conquistou o A' Design Award de Ferro, um reconhecimento prestigiado atribuído a bons designs que cumprem os requisitos profissionais e industriais esperados de criações bem concebidas. Os vencedores do Ferro demonstram grande habilidade, elevada especialização, compreensão especializada e capacidade criativa dos seus criadores. Espera-se que House of Dream Arte Pública seja uma criação muito considerada, admirada e estimada, prática e inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as melhores práticas do setor e tem características técnicas competentes associadas a conhecimento especializado e talento. Pela sua minúcia, House of Dream Arte Pública merece respeito e destina-se a proporcionar melhorias na qualidade de vida que ajudam a tornar o mundo num lugar melhor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This sculpture is located in ShenZhen,China. Due to the rapid development of many Chinese cities, the design of many residential buildings looks quite similar. People's understanding of home is no longer what it used to be, and the buildings in communities are monotonous rather than diversified. In terms of this sculpture, it would like to animate the space and remind people of their memories of home using lighting. From the visual sense to the spiritual exploration, people can feel the warmth from the old houses and create a poetic dwelling.
The works interact with people and change the lighting effects.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 320cm x Depth 120cm x Height 400cm
Tags: Public art, light, installation art, environment, artwork, exhibition
Production Technology: Stainless steel, LED, PC sheet with one-way mirror
Design Challenge: The particularity of lighting and new materials is made full use of to create a changeable inward space, which not only is a perfect combination of lighting and sculpture but also needs to take the different effects during daytime and at night into account.
The works interact with people and change the lighting effects.
Research: This works strives to draw lighting into the creation of public art, thus creating a new expression mechanism with the properties of light and new materials. Instead of being a tool to illuminate the sculpture merely, lighting is an essential part of artistic expression.
Inspiration: Home is like fire and water.It illuminates memories as well as things that Couldn’t be recalled. House of light reflects its surroundings in the daytime，Like a hard shell to protect family. whereas at night,the reflection of light extend the space to Infinity and lead to the abyss of human hearts and souls.
Project Duration: The project has been displayed at ShenZhen International Art Exhibition in May 2020.
Operation Flow: It reflects the surrounding environment during daytime, and forms an inward space with the changing lighting at night.
Team Members: Xu Ge
Image Credits: Xu Ge, 2020.