Wind Crystals Instalação Artística by Hide Lin

Wind Crystals Instalação Artística by Hide Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Belas-Artes e Instalações Artísticas Competition Category.

PrataBelas-Artes· 2022

Wind Crystals Instalação Artística

by Hide Lin

Client: doT & associates

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

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The Design

About Wind Crystals Instalação Artística

Wind Crystals é uma instalação artística ao ar livre construída no município de Budai, em Taiwan. A obra evoca a indústria salineira local por meio de formas inspiradas em cristais de sal. A madeira de mogno é cortada em dois ângulos específicos para criar estruturas poligonais afuniladas, unidas em uma treliça que pode ser estendida livremente. Apenas dois tipos de componentes compõem todo o conjunto, de modo que as peças são preparadas em fábrica e o tempo de montagem no local é reduzido. A instalação ocupa 24 metros quadrados e gira com a brisa marinha, acompanhando a luz e a sombra ao longo do litoral.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Wind Crystals Instalação Artística conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que Wind Crystals Instalação Artística seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Wind Crystals Instalação Artística é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: At the invitation of government, we designed this installation using salt crystals. The salt industry in BuDai County has become a memory, while the sea breeze and sun are still present. The mahogany wood is used to create a tapered frame that connects the crystallized salt to form a truss structure that can be extended freely. When the sea breeze blows, it rotates according to the wind direction and strength of the wind, chasing the light and the shadow, and the murmur of BuDai County.
Dimensions & Packaging: 24 square meters in full size.
Tags: installation art, light installation, salt crystal, culture
Production Technology: The salt crystals are polygonal in shape, so the overall shape is a combination of polygons constructed from wood, arranged in an irregular way to show the natural composition of the salt as it is pushed into a pile. The polygon is made of wood to create an outer contour and an inner structure that can interact with the wind, giving the whole piece not only an image of salt crystals, but also a sense of the importance of natural elements to the salt industry in terms of finishing.
Design Challenge: Considering the convenience of fabrication, the design of the whole body is composed of only two different components: component A, which is composed of the top and bottom, and component B, which is composed of the middle.
Research: Because the module is not a cube, it will present a multi-angle organic shape after assembly. In production, the wood is not cut at a complete 90 degree angle, but at two special angles that allow the triangular surfaces to be completely reunited. Through the modular approach, the basic shapes are processed in the factory, keeping the on-site assembly time to a minimum.
Inspiration: In order to stimulate the local tourism industry, the government in Taiwan planned a landscape art season and invited four Taiwanese artists to create landscape artworks using a variety of materials such as bamboo, wood, wood chips, iron, woven string, and laser light to illustrate the dialogue between light and shadow. Therefore, we use salt crystals to describe the salt industry scene in the past.
Project Duration: It was built in July 2020 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: In addition to boosting the tourism industry, we hope that through this art installation, people can learn about the local culture and history in a short period of time. Southwest Coast is a coastal township by the Taiwan Strait. The area is mainly a rural area in western Taiwan, with agriculture, fishing, and salt as the main industries. The people who have participated in the salt industry for 338 years have not only left behind a fascinating history of salt industry and a touching salt literature, but also the salt relics that have added a touch of white tone to the southwest coastal sea.
Patents: Copyrights belong to doT & associates, 2020.
Team Members: Design Director : Hide Lin,
Art Director : Yvon Chiu,
Designer : Andy Liao
Image Credits: YHLAA