Elysium Echoes Umiikot na Kontemporaryong Instalasyong Sining by Yiru Wang

Elysium Echoes Umiikot na Kontemporaryong Instalasyong Sining by Yiru Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award na Bronse in Disenyo ng Sining at Instalasyong Pansining Competition Category.

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Elysium Echoes Umiikot na Kontemporaryong Instalasyong Sining

by Yiru Wang

Client: SaturnVII Studio

A' Design Award na Bronse Winner in Sining Category

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The Design

About Elysium Echoes Umiikot na Kontemporaryong Instalasyong Sining

Ang Elysium Echoes ay isang umiikot na instalasyong sining na sumasaliksik sa ugnayan sa pagitan ng pagbabago sa kapaligiran at ang pagpapatuloy ng buhay ng tao. Ang gawang ito ay gawa sa resin, metal, at acrylic, na may mga bahaging naka-three-dimensional print at isang umiikot na motor, at may sukat na 45 by 45 by 50 sentimetro. Tatlong seksyon ang kumakatawan sa mga anyong tao, transisyonal, at post-human. Ang tuluy-tuloy na pag-ikot ay nakakagambala at nagsasama-sama muli sa mga yugtong ito upang magpahiwatig ng mga pagbabagong ebolusyonaryo. Ang instalasyon ay naglalayong mag-udyok ng pagninilay hinggil sa teknolohiya, ekolohiya, at ang kinabukasan ng sangkatauhan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Bronse

Ang Elysium Echoes Umiikot na Kontemporaryong Instalasyong Sining ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse, isang lubhang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga natatanging disenyong nakikilala sa pagkamalikhain, katalinuhan at talas ng isip. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bronse ay mga likhang lubhang mahusay at kapansin-pansing malikhain na nagpapatunay sa malawak na karanasan, imahinasyon at pagkamaparaan ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Elysium Echoes Umiikot na Kontemporaryong Instalasyong Sining ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na bagay na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan sa sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya, at mahusay dahil sa pansin nito sa detalye. Ang Elysium Echoes Umiikot na Kontemporaryong Instalasyong Sining ay kahanga-hangang tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan, humahaplos sa mga hangarin, bumibighani sa damdamin at umaakit sa pag-uusisa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Elysium Echoes explores the complex relationship between environmental change and human survival in a post-humanist era. It examines how humanity's evolving bond with the environment is influenced by the balance between technological progress and ecological sustainability.
Dimensions & Packaging: 45*45*50cm
Tags: 3D Printing, Art Installation, Interdisciplinary Art, FutureEcology, ContemporaryTechArt
Production Technology: Rotating Motor, 3D Printing, Resin, Metal, Acrylic
Design Challenge: Elysium Echoes deconstructs the complex bond between humans and nature, prompting reflection on technological progress and its impact on life and evolution. As humanity's influence grows, a crucial question arises: should we reshape nature in the name of technology? Though the "post-human era" remains uncertain, it echoes a warning—our pursuit to replace the Creator may not unfold as envisioned.
Research: This research uses a speculative, practice-led approach to explore how technological progress reshapes humanity’s relationship with nature in the Anthropocene. Grounded in post-humanist theory, it critiques ethical ambiguities of ecological intervention and envisions alternative evolutionary paths. Through immersive installation art, kinetic prototyping, and participatory observation, a rotating structure (human/transitional/post-human) simulates evolutionary disruption. Data from 87 interviews, audience analytics, and impact simulations reveal a tension between techno-optimism and ecological humility, with 73% reconsidering humanity’s stewardship. The work advocates for ethical, interdisciplinary governance and positions design as a mediator between science and societal values.
Inspiration: In the post-human era, I explore how shifting environments and productivity levels shape human gene selection. Technological progress aids adaptation, yet sudden ecological upheaval risks collapsing our systems, regressing productivity and forcing genetic adaptation to dominate survival. Here, mutation emerges as life’s most reliable tool.
Project Duration: London Design Week 14–21 September 2024
Dutch Design Week 19–27 October 2024
Operation Flow: This dynamic installation explores biodiversity and evolution in the transition from humans to post-humans. Comprising three parts—human, transitional forms, and post-human—it rotates continuously, disrupting and recombining stages to simulate evolutionary shifts and new species. The work challenges biological boundaries and provokes thought on evolution, technology, and humanity’s future.
Team Members: YIRU WANG