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Light Weaving Primary Function: Faʻapipiʻiga Moli by Sammy Liu - Golden Eagle

Light Weaving Primary Function: Faʻapipiʻiga Moli by Sammy Liu - Golden Eagle is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Malamalama Competition Category.


ArioMalamalama· 2020

Light Weaving Primary Function: Faʻapipiʻiga Moli

by Sammy Liu - Golden Eagle

Client: Golden Eagle International Lighting & Engineering Co., Ltd., HTLD Optical Art Aesthetics Design Co., Ltd. Tourism and Travel Department, New Taipei City Government.

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Malamalama Category

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The Design

About Light Weaving Primary Function: Faʻapipiʻiga Moli

Light Weaving o se faʻapipiʻiga moli i fafo e faʻatusa i se laʻau Kerisimasi. O le fausaga e faia i paipa uʻamea tumau ua tipiina i laser e fausia ai iunite tafatolu e 80 ua faʻafesoʻotaʻi e le sili atu i le 240 mataʻi ua welini. O le vulu acrylic e lalaga i lima i luga o le faʻavaa uʻamea, e mulimuli i tekinolosi lalaga a tagata moni o Taiuani. O moli LED e faʻatonutonu e le komepiuta ma se masini iloa malamalama e fetuunaʻi ai lanu i se faiga faʻavaitaimi ma le malamalama masani, ma o le lanu e tumau lava i le lanu moana i le vaeluagalemu o le po. O le mamanu e aumai ai le galuega taulima lalaga maʻaleʻale i fafo mo le vaʻaia e tagata lautele.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Light Weaving Primary Function: Faʻapipiʻiga Moli, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Light Weaving Primary Function: Faʻapipiʻiga Moli e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Light Weaving Primary Function: Faʻapipiʻiga Moli o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
All the Christmas trees in this city are made of metal materials and light and weave installation arts. With LED lighting programmed effects, the production team wants to create a fantastical and wonderful atmosphere. Watching fluorescence penetrating through all the woven totem creates an unlimited cutting space effect. This effect will lead people to relax and develop visitors infinite imagination.
Dimensions & Packaging
7000 * 5000 * 5000 mm Materials is Stainless Steel Pipe, High Performance Paints, Acrylic Yarn, Computer Controlled LED Lights, Illumination Transducer.
Tags
Lighting and shadow Art, Weave, Christmas tree, Installation arts, Delicate craft, Handmade web, Fluorescence totem ,Indigenous people, Triangle metal, Unlimited
Production Technology
Model Design is 3D Modeling, Metal Framework, Precise Laser Cutting stainless steel including 80 different triangle structures which have over 240 exactly welded joints. After trisection, they will be delivered to avenue and installed accurately. The Woven Cloth, Professional weavers make handmade weaving craft. The Light Control is Digital Multiple * 512, The Light Equipment is LED Color Model.
Design Challenge
In this project, the team uses computer-controlled timing and light sensor to manipulate the equipment based on environmental lights and natural lights. According to this process, LED lights will change with the timing system. When midnight comes, the light will stay in blue tone to bring clearer fluorescence illusion.
Research
Generally, most of the weaving artworks are exhibited inside museums because of the protection issue. This time our team tries to bring those delicate weaving artworks outdoor for our audience to have new experiences. By watching and touching the artworks, we hope the audience and creators can create their unique bond via those artworks. Through this two way communication, the audience and creators can feel each other and bring this communication to the spiritual level.
Inspiration
Combing weaving techniques of Taiwan indigenous people, the production team wants to present an image that sunlight at dawn penetrates the spider web and create fantastical lights effects like a dream catcher.
Project Duration
The exhibition started from 15 November 2019 to 2 January 2020 in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow
In this project, the production team uses computer controlled timing and light sensor to manipulate the equipment based on environmental lights and natural lights. According to this process, LED lights will change with the timing system. When midnight comes, the light will stay in blue tone to bring clearer fluorescence illusion.
Patents
None.
Team Members
Tourism and Travel Department, New Taipei City Government,
Golden Eagle International Lighting and Engineering Co., Ltd
HTLD Optical Art Aesthetics Design Co., Ltd.
Artist: LIU CHIH LIANG
Artist: One Lee
Image Credits
Image #1 to Image #5: Photographer Wan-Ching Liu, Creator Sammy Liu (Design Director) and One Lee (Artist), Light-Weaving Christmas Tree, 2019. Main image is Image #1, Optional Image #1 is Image #2, Optional Image #2 is Image #3, Optional Image #3 is Image #4, Optional Image #4 is Image #5.
Video Credits: MP4. For Images in JPG.

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