X World Liaparo by Mei Pan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Feshene, Diaparo le Mese Competition Category.

KhautaFeshene· 2022

X World Liaparo

by Mei Pan

Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award Winner in Feshene Category

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The Design

About X World Liaparo

X World ke seaparo sa mohopolo se bululetsoeng ke linepe tsa X-ray tsa likokoanyana. Moqapi ona o fetolela lesapo la ka ntle la kokoanyana hore e be sebopeho se ka aparoang, o beha mekhahlelo ea libopeho tse kang khetla 'meleng oa motho. X World e entsoe ka botsebi ba mabone a ntlo ea borena a China, e leng mokhoa o ngolisitsoeng e le lefa la setso le sa tšoareheng. Ka mor'a liteko tse ngata tsa lisebelisoa, foreime ea terata ea tšepe e ile ea kopanngoa le lesela le lesesaane la silika, e leng kopano e bobebe ebile e tenyetsehang. Seaparo sena se bonolo empa se matla, 'me se hlahisa bofokoli e le mokhoa oa nakoana oa tšireletso.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award

X World Liaparo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo ea maemo a pele, e ntle ka ho makatsa le e ikhethang. Bahapi ba Khauta ke lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse nang le mehopolo e mecha haholo, tse shebileng pele le tse khanyang ka ho foufatsa, tse bontšang botsebi, bohlale le bokhoni ba baqapi ba tsona. X World Liaparo e lebelletsoe ho ba mohopolo o babatsoang haholo, o thehang mekhoa e mecha le o moholo, o tlisang boleng bo sa kang ba bonoa. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award ke mosebetsi o tsosang maikutlo, o hlomphehang, o tlisang molemo o moholo le o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. X World Liaparo e hlahisa maikutlo a matla a takatso, e tsosa tjantjello, e khothalletsa boqapi mme e re khahlisa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: I think the photographer Nick Veasey insects under the "X" in the light of photos have seemingly Chinese ink and wash shade of color piece changes, there are animal bones structure of organic combination, so I combined the intangible cultural heritage of China palace lantern craft, red sandalwood spend pear as bone, spun silk yarn coloured glaze is clothed, combining with wire system skeleton and silk gauze, The layers of exterminated insect bones were constructed on the human body.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 660 mm， Depth 30 mm， Height 72 mm
Tags: Concept， Clothing， Intangible cultural heritage， Insects， Bone， Silk gauze
Production Technology: Combining the palace lantern craft of China's intangible cultural heritage, after trying a variety of different materials and combinations, we finally chose the combination of iron wire skeleton and silk gauze, which is both light and flexible, to construct layers of exterior insect bones on the human body.
Design Challenge: China's intangible cultural heritage of the inheritance of the palace lantern craft, a large number of handicraft work and components of the combination of modeling attempt.
Research: The design of the work is derived from the first "X" light insect photos of photographer Nick Veasey. Starting from the materials and combination methods, I combined with the palace lantern technology of China's intangible cultural heritage. Finally, I chose the combination of the two materials, the skeleton made of iron wire and the silk gaux, which is both light and flexible. It has the aesthetic feeling of sensibility and rationality.
Inspiration: The design of the work is derived from the first "X" light insect photos of photographer Nick Veasey, and the insects in the photos are both emotional and rational beauty. I was deeply attracted by the insects, so the exoskeleton made into clothing.
Project Duration: February and March 2021
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Operation Flow: Vulnerability is the body's natural "airbag" that turns it into protection when we are faced with a difficult or mentally challenging situation. I think of this protection as an insect exoskeleton attached to our bodies, providing a temporary sense of security. I made this "exoskeleton" into clothes. It's beautiful and fragile, thin and tough.