Nirvana ምንቅስቓሳዊ ድምፃዊ ትካል by Zhenglong Yang

Nirvana ምንቅስቓሳዊ ድምፃዊ ትካል by Zhenglong Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ተሳታፊ፣ ተመኲሮኣውን ኣጠቓልልን ምትካላት Competition Category.

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Nirvana ምንቅስቓሳዊ ድምፃዊ ትካል

by Zhenglong Yang

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ንድፊ ምትካል Category

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The Design

About Nirvana ምንቅስቓሳዊ ድምፃዊ ትካል

ኒርቫና ባህልን ቴክኖሎጂን የዋህሃድ፣ እቶም ባህላዊ ናይ ምብራቕ እስያ ሥርዓተ-ኣምልኾ መሳርሒታት ዝኾኑ ብሞተር ዝሰርሑ ዕንጨይቲ ዓሳ ማትሪክስ የቕርብ። ነፍሲ ወከፍ መሳርሒ ብኣካላዊ ኮምፒውቲንግ ዝተሰምር ኣውቶማቲካዊ ደዋሊ የቐምጥ፣ ሪትማዊ ድምፃዊ ቅዲታት ይፈጥር። እቲ ኣወዳደባ ብዓይኒ የማስን፣ ብኢድ ዝተሰርሑ ቅርጽታትን መካኒካዊ ትኽክለኛነትን የዋህሃድ፣ ኣብ መንጎ ናይ ዝሓለፈ ሥርዓተ-ኣምልኾታትን ዘመናዊ ምንቅስቓሳዊ ስነ-ጥበብን ብዘሎ ስምምዕ ምህዞ የጉልሕ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Nirvana ምንቅስቓሳዊ ድምፃዊ ትካል ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Nirvana ምንቅስቓሳዊ ድምፃዊ ትካል ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Nirvana ምንቅስቓሳዊ ድምፃዊ ትካል ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: "Nirvana" is a kinetic sound installation merging Buddhist philosophy with technology, it reinterprets ancient spiritual practices, offering viewers a unique, technology-driven meditative experience that bridges the gap between traditional Buddhism and contemporary art. It features motorized Wooden Fish arranged in a matrix. These traditional instruments, crucial in East Asian Mahayana Buddhist rituals, are synchronized through physical computing.
Dimensions & Packaging: Each panel is 2' (W) by 8' (H).
Tags: Installation, Buddhism, Sound, Immersive, Physical Computing
Production Technology: Realization Technology: Physical Computing
Materials: Solid Wood, Plywood, DC Motor, Sensor, Customized PCB Boards
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was mastering physical computing to synchronize 96 motors for perfect operation. Another hurdle was developing a robust connection mechanism. This required multiple iterations of custom 3D-printed parts to securely grip the Wooden Fish and mallets. The design process involved several rounds of modifications before reaching the final version. Additionally, incorporating CNC technology to cut plywood presented its own set of challenges. These technical obstacles demanded innovative problem-solving, blending traditional craftsmanship with modern fabrication techniques to realize the ambitious vision of "Nirvana."
Inspiration: "Nirvana" is a word from the Buddhist concept of enlightenment and the role of rhythmic sound in spiritual practices. The Wooden Fish, traditionally used to maintain focus during meditation, symbolizes mindfulness and spiritual journey. This project demonstrates how technology can enhance and recontextualize spiritual practices. Merging Buddhist elements with contemporary art and technology invites viewers to contemplate their spiritual journey and the pursuit of inner peace.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2024 in New York, finished in May 2024 in New York, and was exhibited in the ITP Spring Show in May 2024.
Operation Flow: "Nirvana" is an autonomous installation that operates independently of audience presence. The Buddhist wooden fish instruments are continuously struck by motor-controlled mallets, generating an unceasing soundscape. This autonomous operation creates a powerful, immersive environment, drawing the audience into its rhythmic and spiritual essence.
Image Credits: Video Credits: Qinghui Kong