Hitobito Umumurikagurisha w'Itara by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Hitobito Umumurikagurisha w'Itara by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Imishinga y'Urumuri Competition Category.

BuronzeImishinga y'Urumuri· 2023

Hitobito Umumurikagurisha w'Itara

by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Client: MisoSoupDesign

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Imishinga y'Urumuri Category

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The Design

About Hitobito Umumurikagurisha w'Itara

Hitobito ni umumurikagurisha w'itara wakozwe ku bw'umunsi mukuru w'amatara (lantern festival) wabereye mu Mujyi wa Taipei mu mwaka wa 2023. Iyubakwa ryahumekewe n'inyuguti y'Igishinwa ihagarariye umuntu, igizwe n'ibice bibiri bishyigikirana. Injira nyinshi ebyiri zifunganye ziyobora abasura mu mbere, aho inzira zombi zihurira ahantu hanini hamwe. Rimurikirwa (projector) riri hagati rikagaragaza amashusho agenda (motion graphic) hasi. Igikoresho cy'ibyuma (steel pipe frame) cyagoretswe intoki cyaranyu umweru, hanyuma gikoreshwa n'inkoni z'imigano y'ibyatsi (bamboo) zifite ubugari bwa santimetero imwe zirukanywe hamwe. Uyu mumurikagurisha ufite uburebure bwa metero 9.8, ubujyakuzimu bwa metero 7.8, n'uburebure bwo hejuru bwa metero 3.5.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Hitobito Umumurikagurisha w'Itara ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Hitobito Umumurikagurisha w'Itara biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Hitobito Umumurikagurisha w'Itara ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: HitoBito is the art installation created for the lantern festival in Taipei City in 2023. The structural design draws inspiration from the Chinese character of a person, which is two members supporting each other. The two small entrances, which face one of the main entrances to the festival venue, merge into one space where people can audit the projection on the ground.
Dimensions & Packaging: 9.8 meter width, 7.8 meter depth, and 3.5 meter height
Tags: Art Installation, Lighting Installation, Bamboo, Taipei, Taiwan
Production Technology: Manually bent steel pipe structure is cladded with 1cm bamboo dowels in its width. A projector is installed at the center of installation to project the motion graphic onto the floor.
Design Challenge: The installation is the combination of industrial material and traditional Asian bamboo crafting. The organic shape of installation is composed with three dimensional curvature. Thus, the weaved surface with bamboo dowels are adopted with steel pipe structure to wrap the installation.
Research: This art installation is the part of Taiwan lantern festival hosted in Taipei city in February 2023. The event is integrated in the Taipei urban fabric with interaction with the visitors in the city. Hito bito is selected as one of new immigrant installation to celebrate diversity of Taiwan with many nations to work and live together.
Inspiration: The design inspiration is where people gather and feel the diversity of Taipei City. The weaved bamboo façade and white-painted steel pipes represent the traditional Asian crafting method meeting with architectural structure.
Project Duration: The design started in November 2022 and finished construction in January 2023 in Taipei City. The Lantern festival was open to public in February 2023.
Operation Flow: Major flow of visitors is located on the narrow side entrance of the installation. Visitors enter the space individually, and meet at the larger space where has a projection of motion graphic.
Team Members: Daisuke Nagatomo
Minnie Jan
Jenny Yeh
Hao Sung