Shang Shui Taryhy Ýatlatma by Yueh Mei Cheng

Shang Shui Taryhy Ýatlatma by Yueh Mei Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy in Gurnama Dizaýny Competition Category.

BürünçGurnama· 2024

Shang Shui Taryhy Ýatlatma

by Yueh Mei Cheng

Client: Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Corporation

A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy Winner in Gurnama Category

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The Design

About Shang Shui Taryhy Ýatlatma

Shang Shui temmäki, suwarylan suw kanallary, durnukly çeşmeler we umyt yşygy ýaly dört dizaýn elementini birleşdirýär. Olar köne Taýçung-Jiuşäniň ýatlamalaryny nyşan edýär, Taýçungyň ýüz ýyllyk ösüş taryhyny we ýer ýatlamalaryny sungata garyşdyrýar. Artdyrylan hakykat tehnologiýasyny ulanyp, içine çekýän görnüş döredýär we Jiuşeden geçýän ýolagçylara Taýçungyň ösüş taryhyna şaýat bolmaga mümkinçilik berýär, şeýlelik bilen daşky gurşawy adamlara has ýakynlaşdyrýar. Ýerdäki ýalpyldawuk suw tolkunlary janly häsiýet alýar we meýdany bol energiýa bilen doldurýar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragy

Shang Shui Taryhy Ýatlatma A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu döredijilik, ussatlyk we ýiti akyl bilen tapawutlanýan tapawutly dizaýnlara berilýän aşa abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Bürünç ýeňijileri dizaýnerleriniň giň tejribesini, hyýalyny we tapawutlylygyny tassyklaýan örän ussat we geň galdyryjy derejede döredijilikli eserlerdir. Shang Shui Taryhy Ýatlatma uly baha berilýän, haýran galynýan we söýülýän, üns çekiji derejede hünärmenlikli we täzelikçi zat bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Bürünç Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn sungatda, ylymda, dizaýnda we tehnologiýada iň oňat tejribeleri öz içine alýar we jikme-jiklige edýän üni bilen ajaýypdyr. Shang Shui Taryhy Ýatlatma zerurlyklary ajaýyp derejede kanagatlandyrýar, isleglere degýär, duýgulary özüne çekýär we gyzyklanmany çekýär.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The interactive design delicately evokes viewers emotions, creating an additional mobile visual world within the artwork.
AR enhances the interaction between passengers and the space, transforming the MRT station from just some place people pass by into a hub where passengers can experience the past and present of Jiushe, continuing their journey with newfound satisfaction and joy.
Dimensions & Packaging: 700cm x 700cm x 507.5cm
Tags: Public Space, Public Art, AR, Interaction, History, Memory
Production Technology: The main material used in the artwork is mirror-finish
stainless steel sheets.
Design Challenge: The mirrored stainless steel design of the "circle" in this artwork is intended to symbolize the "wholeness" brought by water and light in terms of creative concept. However, lifting, securing, and aligning it posed a significant challenge. In the end, the decision was made to cut the circular steel structure into four equal parts and design connecting arms at the seams. This installation method simultaneously addressed concerns related to aesthetics, structure, installation, and future thermal expansion and contraction.
Research: During the Yongzheng era, the irrigation system was developed to divert water from the Dajia River to the Taichung area, with the Leigong River in Jiushe serving as a crucial point for water diversion. During the Japanese rule period, the Japanese introduced tobacco leaves to Taiwan, and with the help of the advanced irrigation system, tobacco exports became one of the major sources of local income in Jiushe.

In 1898, during the heyday of tobacco cultivation, the area where Jiushe Station is now located was called the "Jiushe Village " during the Japanese rule period. At that time, the area was predominantly paddy fields and tobacco fields. The preserved "tobacco barn" stands as an important historic landmark that bears witness to the flourishing development of the local tobacco industry.
Inspiration: Shang Shui, also known as Water of Life in English, depicts the history of an irrigation channel branching off from the Dajia River, used for watering tobacco leaves in Jiushe. The MRT line now brings convenience and endless vitality to Jiushe. Shang Shui, derived from the Taiwanese expression for “most beautiful,” represents the local essence of "water and light" as symbols of the area's lifeline, conveying the notions of "sustainability" and "prosperity".
Project Duration: The artwork is complete and open in July 2022 and it is located in MRT Jiushe station, Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Under the mirror stainless steel lighting plates around the center are three interactive AR installations. Viewers can interact with these AR devices and learn about the past beauty and glory of Jiushe through three scenarios.

Passengers can capture different postures and appearances of the works, and save the images to recall the old stories of Jiushe.
Team Members: Integrator: Boxing Landscape Co., Ltd.
Designer: Yueh Mei Cheng
Producer: Ming Yu Hsiao, Yu Chuan Chen
Structure: Hung i Tai
AR artist: Yu Fan He
Image Credits: Main image: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #1: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #2: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #3: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #4: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022

Video credits: Chun Li, Yu Fan He, 2022