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Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka by Yueh Mei Cheng
Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka by Yueh Mei Cheng
Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka by Yueh Mei Cheng
Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka by Yueh Mei Cheng
Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka by Yueh Mei Cheng

Buronze Ibigaragazwa · 2024

Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka

by Yueh Mei Cheng

  • Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze 2024 in Ibigaragazwa
  • CLIENT: Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Corporation
  • Estimated Number of Design Views: 26,429
  • Verification code DA60B77ECC · Verify this award
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About Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka

Shang Shui ihuza ibintu bine by'igishushanyo nk'itabi, inzira z'amazi y'uhingwa, amasoko arambye, n'urumuri rw'ibyiringiro. Byerekana ibyibuka bya Taichung-Jiushe ya kera, bihuza amateka y'amajyambere y'imyaka ijana n'ibyibuka by'ubutaka bwa Taichung mu buhanzi. Ukoresheje tekinoroji ya Augmented Reality, biremba icyerekezo cyinjiza mu kirere, byemerera abagenzi banyura muri Jiushe kubona amateka y'iterambere rya Taichung, bityo bigatuma ibidukikije bigera hafi y'abantu. Imyuzure y'amazi icuramye ku butaka ihabwa imiterere nk'iy'ubuzima, yuzuza ahantu h'ingufu nyinshi.

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka 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. Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka 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. Shang Shui Ikwibutsa ry'Amateka ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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Unique Properties
The interactive design delicately evokes viewers emotions, creating an additional mobile visual world within the artwork.
AR enhances the interaction between passengers and the space, transforming the MRT station from just some place people pass by into a hub where passengers can experience the past and present of Jiushe, continuing their journey with newfound satisfaction and joy.
Dimensions & Packaging
700cm x 700cm x 507.5cm
Tags
Public Space, Public Art, AR, Interaction, History, Memory
Production Technology
The main material used in the artwork is mirror-finish
stainless steel sheets.
Design Challenge
The mirrored stainless steel design of the "circle" in this artwork is intended to symbolize the "wholeness" brought by water and light in terms of creative concept. However, lifting, securing, and aligning it posed a significant challenge. In the end, the decision was made to cut the circular steel structure into four equal parts and design connecting arms at the seams. This installation method simultaneously addressed concerns related to aesthetics, structure, installation, and future thermal expansion and contraction.
Research
During the Yongzheng era, the irrigation system was developed to divert water from the Dajia River to the Taichung area, with the Leigong River in Jiushe serving as a crucial point for water diversion. During the Japanese rule period, the Japanese introduced tobacco leaves to Taiwan, and with the help of the advanced irrigation system, tobacco exports became one of the major sources of local income in Jiushe.

In 1898, during the heyday of tobacco cultivation, the area where Jiushe Station is now located was called the "Jiushe Village " during the Japanese rule period. At that time, the area was predominantly paddy fields and tobacco fields. The preserved "tobacco barn" stands as an important historic landmark that bears witness to the flourishing development of the local tobacco industry.
Inspiration
Shang Shui, also known as Water of Life in English, depicts the history of an irrigation channel branching off from the Dajia River, used for watering tobacco leaves in Jiushe. The MRT line now brings convenience and endless vitality to Jiushe. Shang Shui, derived from the Taiwanese expression for “most beautiful,” represents the local essence of "water and light" as symbols of the area's lifeline, conveying the notions of "sustainability" and "prosperity".
Project Duration
The artwork is complete and open in July 2022 and it is located in MRT Jiushe station, Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Operation Flow
Under the mirror stainless steel lighting plates around the center are three interactive AR installations. Viewers can interact with these AR devices and learn about the past beauty and glory of Jiushe through three scenarios.

Passengers can capture different postures and appearances of the works, and save the images to recall the old stories of Jiushe.
Image Credits
Main image: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #1: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #2: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #3: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #4: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022

Video credits: Chun Li, Yu Fan He, 2022

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