Horn Konstinstallation by Jin Ying Yei Tao Pottery Ltd

Horn Konstinstallation by Jin Ying Yei Tao Pottery Ltd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Silver in Konst- och Konstinstallationsdesign Competition Category.

SilverKonst· 2023

Horn Konstinstallation

by Jin Ying Yei Tao Pottery Ltd

Client: Jin Ying Yei Tao Pottery Ltd

A' Design Award i Silver Winner in Konst Category

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The Design

About Horn Konstinstallation

Horn är en storskalig keramisk konstinstallation skapad för en offentlig park i Luye Township, Taiwan. Formen är utformad som horn, med en kort gren riktad framåt och en lång gren riktad bakåt, vilket skapar en höjdskillnad och en omvänd spiralsymmetri. Designen anspelar på lokala hjortlegender och på områdets årliga luftballongevenemang. Leran och glasyren bränns vid över 1 200 grader, vilket gör ytan hård, giftfri, väderbeständig och färgäkta. Verket är cirka 450 centimeter högt och kan betraktas, vidröras eller användas som sittplats.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Silver

Horn Konstinstallation är vinnare av A' Design Award i Silver, ett utomordentligt prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, hänförande och imponerande designverk i toppskiktet. Silvervinnare är oerhört briljanta och utomordentligt kreativa verk som illustrerar sina formgivares enastående expertis, talang och skarpsinne. Horn Konstinstallation förväntas vara ett underbart paradexempel som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och djupt innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Silver är en mycket uppmärksammad, beundrad uppfinning som gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Horn Konstinstallation är en skapelse som avundas starkt, som väcker längtan, förmedlar positiva känslor och väcker förundran och häpnad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Pottery works pursue closed curves and columnar forms to achieve a stable structure with one-piece molding. However, to replicate the antler shape, the design team takes a short branch forward and a long branch backward to create a height difference and reverse spiral symmetry, and the top of the work is open. In addition, because of the importance of symmetry, the design team has to constantly compare and correct during manual production. Creates a work that can resist up to a magnitude 7 earthquake, which is a breakthrough for the team.
Dimensions & Packaging: There are two crucial things in the manufacturing process. First, the interior needs to be hollowed out to leave space for the structure. At the same time, pottery production needs to retain the space to help the clay dry and shrink evenly. Second, because the volume is too large, it must be divided into sections before the kiln firing. If one of the pieces fails, it is only necessary to remake that part. The height of the work is about 450cm, while the width of the field is about 300cm.
Tags: Taitung, Luye, pottery, installation art, tourist landmarks.
Production Technology: The clay and glaze have been fired over 1,200 degrees, and the minerals and metal elements are melted into stable substances. With its hardness, it is safe and will not fade when exposed to the sun or in contact with human skin. Different from other materials, such as steel sculpture, which exhibits metallic rigidity, and painted pieces, which are limited to flat creations, pottery can be appreciated, touched, or sat by people.
Design Challenge: The pottery requires long hours of handcrafting, and humidity control is the primary challenge. To keep the moisture of the clay to avoid cracks, it must be constantly sprinkled with water or wrapped in canvas. Moreover, to ensure the symmetrical look of the antlers and the smoothness of the curves, the craftsmen must constantly confirm the width of the curves and the shape of the antlers. Therefore, the craftsmen who lead and execute the work need to have a tacit understanding and a high degree of patience. Meanwhile. each person's interpretation of aesthetics often requires positive debate.
Research: The local government is planning and designing the area around the Luye Township Office in Taitung County, and invites the design team to create a large-scale pottery artwork at the intersection of the new park next to the Luye Township Office. The Public's impression of pottery is that it can only be seen but not touched. Therefore, when planning the work, the design team want visitors to see the Luye beyond the hot air balloon tour and hoped that the scratch-resistant, non-toxic, weather-resistant, and colorfast nature of the work would encourage interaction with it.
Inspiration: The name of Luye Township has many origins. Some say it was taken from a Japanese place name during the Japanese colonial period, while others say it was called 'Luye' because of the deer that inhabited the area a long time ago. The design team creates this project by combining the legend of the deer with the popular hot air balloon event. The auspicious symbolism of the deer rising with the hot air balloon combined with the antler and the upward spinning track is the theme.
Project Duration: The project finished in July 2021 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The design team has always insisted on innovation. For example, potteries had placed in green areas, parks, walkways, alleyways, and other corners that people can reach every day. The pottery is scratch-resistant, non-toxic, weather-resistant, and colorfast, allowing the public to interact with it and experience a different presentation of 'pottery'. The design team hopes to break the stereotypes of pottery and blend the popular hot air balloon tourism with the local culture (various ethnic groups) and industry (pineapples, red oolong tea) of Luye to show the hidden beauty of Luye Township.
Team Members: Jin Ying Yei Tao Pottery Ltd, Elegant lifestyle Co. Ltd.
Image Credits: Jin Ying Yei Tao Pottery Ltd