Imagination and Reality Taswiir by Ciara Chapman

Imagination and Reality Taswiir by Ciara Chapman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Garaafigga, Sawir-gacmeedka iyo Isgaarsiinta Muuqaalka Competition Category.

BirGaraafig· 2024

Imagination and Reality Taswiir

by Ciara Chapman

Client: Ciara Chapman Illustration

Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Garaafig Category

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The Design

About Imagination and Reality Taswiir

Taswiirkan weyn ee daaqadda ku dhegan wuxuu muujinayaa halka xaqiiqda iyo male-awaalku isku biirayaan si ay u abuuraan astaan ka mid ah nolosha qofka ka dib fara-galinta caafimaadka. Taswiirku wuxuu ku dhegan yahay muraayadda gudaha dhismahan cajiibka ah, oo dhererku ka badan yahay 10,000mm. Farshaxankan waxaa loo abuuray iyadoo la tixgelinayo helitaanka fudud. Farshaxanka waxaa lagu rakibay meel daaqad ah sababtoo ah meelaha daaqadaha waxaa laga arki karaa dibadda dhismaha. Sidaa darteed, dadweynaha taswiirka daawanaya waxay ku sii joogsan karaan gaadhigooda si ay u daawadaan taswiirka haddii xadudaadooda jireed ay u baahan yihiin inay sidaas sameeyaan.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award

Imagination and Reality Taswiir waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf leh oo la siiyo naqshado wanaagsan oo buuxiya shuruudaha xirfadeed iyo kuwa warshadeed ee laga filayo hal-abuurro si wanaagsan loo naqshadeeyay. Guuleystayaasha Birta waxay muujiyaan xirfad weyn, takhasus sare, fahan khabiir iyo awood hal-abuur oo abuurayaashooda. Imagination and Reality Taswiir waa hal-abuur la filayo inuu noqdo mid aad loo tixgeliyo, la ixtiraamo oo la jecel yahay, wax ku ool ah oo cusub. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Birta ah ee A' Design Award wuxuu isku daraa hab-dhaqannada ugu wanaagsan warshadda wuxuuna leeyahay sifooyin farsamo oo karti leh oo ku xiran aqoon iyo hibo. Dhammaystirkeeda awgeed, Imagination and Reality Taswiir waa mudan ixtiraam, waxaana loo naqshadeeyay inay keento hagaajin nololeed oo ka caawisa in adduunka laga dhigo meel ka wanaagsan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This large window decal illustrates where reality and imagination merge to create an impression of an individual's life after a medical intervention. The illustration adheres to the glass on the inside of this impressive building, measuring over 10,000mm in height.
Dimensions & Packaging: 10205mm high x 6290mm wide
Tags: art, street art, installation, illustration, medical, imagination
Production Technology: This project was created as a digital illustration and sent to a printing agency for print and installation. The windows of this wonderful Cork Opera House building were measured and each section of the image was printed to the specification of the building. The medium is vinyl and each section was installed on the same day.
Design Challenge: The greatest challenge was the scale of the image. This artwork was the first large scale illustration by this artwork. Cork city is host to incredible street art and this piece of artwork had to stand up to the artwork that already exists in the city while also being respectful of the host building. The largest challenge was to ensure the artwork didn't look like an event or performance that was happening at Cork Opera House so as not to confuse their patrons.
Research: The primary research tools was a personal accounts of life with a chronic medical condition as experienced by the artist.
Inspiration: This illustration was created with the idea of how reality and imagination merge and muddle in our lives after a medical intervention or event.
Project Duration: This project was installed at Cork Opera House, Cork city, Ireland and ran from September to November 2022.
Operation Flow: This artwork was created with accessibility in mind. The artwork is installed in a window space because window spaces are accessible to view from outside the building. Therefore, members of the public who view the image can stay in their car to view the image should their physical limitations require them to do so. Day or night this image can be viewed by the public.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Shane J Horan / Illustrator, Creator Ciara Chapman / Printer, Installer Cork Signs
Image #2: Photographer Aoife Claffey / Illustrator Ciara Chapman / Printer, Installer Cork Signs