Same But Different Konstinstallation by Asya Demidova

Same But Different Konstinstallation by Asya Demidova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Järn in Konst- och Konstinstallationsdesign Competition Category.

JärnKonst· 2021

Same But Different Konstinstallation

by Asya Demidova

Client: Asya Demidova

A' Design Award i Järn Winner in Konst Category

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The Design

About Same But Different Konstinstallation

Same But Different är en konstinstallation som omvandlar doft till fysisk form. Verket bygger på isomerer, det vill säga föreningar med samma kemiska formel men olika arrangemang av atomer, vilket gör att de kan bära två olika dofter. Varje skulptur rymmer två besläktade dofter och förenar deras molekylära former i en enda gestalt. Formerna är 3D-printade och belagda med flera lager holografisk färg som applicerats med en industriell airbrush. Interna kammare med absorberande material bevarar dofterna, som sprids utåt genom tunna kanaler. Besökare kan hålla i och lukta på varje verk.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Järn

Same But Different Konstinstallation är vinnare av A' Design Award i Järn, ett prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas bra designverk som uppfyller de professionella och industriella krav som förväntas av välgjorda skapelser. Järnvinnare visar stor skicklighet, hög specialisering, expertförståelse och skaparnas kreativa förmåga. Same But Different Konstinstallation förväntas vara en högt skattad, beundrad och älskad skapelse som är praktisk och innovativ. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Järn integrerar branschens bästa praxis och har kompetenta tekniska egenskaper kopplade till kunnande och talang. Same But Different Konstinstallation respekteras för sin grundlighet och är utformat för att åstadkomma förbättringar av livskvaliteten som hjälper till att göra världen till en bättre plats.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project is about converting smell into a physical form and constructing visual interpretation in two different approaches. For the first approach, to provide a tangible experience of the smell, forms were created. Each shape contains two relevant smells. Molecular representation of the smells has to be placed together to create a form. Smells were contrasted in their juxtaposition to each other using still-life layouts based on these smells' chemical arrangements for the second approach.
Dimensions & Packaging: The 3D forms around 12-15cm and printed with the maximum resolution of the printer. The inside of the forms has internal chambers (2cm) with absorbent materials, which allow preserving the smell. The chambers are connected to the exterior through thin conduits (2mm), which allow the smell to diffuse out.
Tags: smell, chemistry, 3dprint, sculpture, art, tangible, juxtaposition, 3d, holographic
Production Technology: The forms were 3D printed and coated with several holographic paint layers applied by an industrial airbrush. Shape and a colour give a hint about the duality of the smell preserved in one form.
Design Challenge: The project's greatest challenge was to stay on the scientific side and translate real phenomena into the experience for the ordinary person.
Research: There are thousands of chemical substances. The exploration is about unique pairs which have the same formula but have two different smells. Only a small variation in the arrangement of their atoms makes them different. This rare and unique phenomenon was found and confirmed with experts (perfumers and chemists) through the research.
Inspiration: The complexity of the human senses is impressive. If you are interested in the topic, it will bring you to the research in the chemistry behind them, in this project specifically to smells.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2017 in Moscow and finished after five months. It was exhibited in the "Reveal" show in June 2017.
Operation Flow: People can smell and grab the sculptures to experience them from different angles.
Team Members: Art Direction & Design – Asya Demidova