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Amplification of Sensation Setulo sa Sechaba by Eun Whan Cho

Amplification of Sensation Setulo sa Sechaba by Eun Whan Cho is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara ya Seterata Competition Category.


SileveraFenitjhara ya Seterata· 2022

Amplification of Sensation Setulo sa Sechaba

by Eun Whan Cho

Client: Seoul Metropolitan Government

Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award Winner in Fenitjhara ya Seterata Category

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The Design

About Amplification of Sensation Setulo sa Sechaba

Amplification of Sensation ke setulo sa sechaba se entsoeng ka polasetiki e lahliloeng se boetseng se sebetsa e le seemahale. Setulo se hlomiloe haufi le tsela e potileng ea Noka ea Han e Seoul. Sebopeho se kang funnel se pota-potile mosebelisi ea lutseng 'me se holisa melumo ea lifate le metsi. Sebopeho sena se boetse se hlophisa pono 'me se lebisa tlhokomelo tikolohong e potileng. Thepa e hlahisoa ka ho pshatla litšila tsa polasetiki hore e be likotoana tse nyenyane le ho li bopa hore e be setulo. Moralo ona o mema baahi hore ba phomole le ho nahana ka litaba tsa tikoloho.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

Amplification of Sensation Setulo sa Sechaba ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. Amplification of Sensation Setulo sa Sechaba e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Amplification of Sensation Setulo sa Sechaba ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This chair is made of discarded plastic pieces and also serves as a public sculpture. The project was installed in the middle of Seoul, where garbage was poured out, and was named 'Amplification of Sensation' by designer. The designer wanted to encourage citizens to think about environmental issues through this chair, while also allowing them to focus on the sense of perception of the surrounding environment in the city.
Dimensions & Packaging
850 mm x 960 mm x 1950 mm
Tags
mootaa, street furnitrue, eunwhan cho, seoul,
Production Technology
The material of this chair is a piece obtained by pulverizing discarded plastic.
Design Challenge
In the process of making this chair, collecting materials and experimenting with materials were the most difficult parts. We collected and crushed discarded plastic waste, and conducted various experiments to mold this material back into a chair.
Research
These chairs look like funnels or megaphone. When we sit on these chairs, the sounds of trees and rivers are amplified. We can clearly hear not only the sound of nature, but also the sound of someone walking or running fast, sitting for a while and sighing, and bursting laughter out of conversation with friends. The scenery that seems trapped in a narrow field of vision reveals itself more precisely because of that. In this place, our view is transformed into the focused gaze, not a passing gaze. You can fully concentrate on your senses for a short time. And those senses extend outward. Sensory stimulation comes from the outside, something different from me, that is the difference. Our senses can be enhanced in a way of communication all the time. Even at the moment of deviation, we are destined to be connected somewhere continuously.

One more thing we can't miss is the use of recycled plastic chips. Although plastics have made our lives convenient, it is causing a lot of environmental problems. We often discuss plastics and marine pollution by it while drinking coffee in a plastic cup ironically. The sense that we are holding plastics in our hand is fading away. Sitting on a chair made of recycled plastics and contacting with it, we could amplify our senses as well as think about environmental issues for a while. Because we can only feel senses coming from the outside.
Inspiration
This chair was designed for urban environmental problems and citizens' rest. The Han River runs through the center of Seoul and is also a place loved by citizens. This river is one of the few places to feel nature in this polluted city. The Seoul Metropolitan Government requested a designer for a public installation for this important place, and Designer designed and installed these chairs.
Project Duration
This chair will be manufactured at the request of the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 2018 and then installed on the promenade around the Han River by 2026.
Operation Flow
Users can sit on funnel-shaped chairs and focus on the surrounding sounds and scenery. In addition, the user has the opportunity to think about environmental problems by checking the recycled chair materials with his eyes and hands.
Team Members
taiho shin
Image Credits
Images : Photographer mootaa, 2020

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