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Crystal Visualizations Sanat Enstalasyonu by Yingri Guan

Crystal Visualizations Sanat Enstalasyonu by Yingri Guan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Demir Ödülü in Güzel Sanatlar ve Sanat Enstalasyonu Tasarımı Competition Category.


DemirGüzel Sanat· 2020

Crystal Visualizations Sanat Enstalasyonu

by Yingri Guan

Client: ARiceStudio

A' Design Award Demir Ödülü Winner in Güzel Sanat Category

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The Design

About Crystal Visualizations Sanat Enstalasyonu

Bu çalışma serisi, kristallerin kimyasal yapısının ayrıntılı analizine dayanan karmaşık fraktal görüntüler oluşturmayı içerir. Yingri Guan, her element arasındaki mesafe, kimyasal bağın açısı ve kristal yapının moleküler kütlesi gibi verileri toplayarak, bir dizi denklem ve formül oluşturarak verileri fraktallara dönüştürür ve özetlemektedir.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Demir Ödülü

Crystal Visualizations Sanat Enstalasyonu, A' Design Award Demir Ödülü kazananıdır; bu, iyi tasarlanmış yaratımlardan beklenen profesyonel ve endüstriyel gereklilikleri karşılayan iyi tasarımlara verilen prestijli bir tanınırlıktır. Demir kazananlar, yaratıcılarının büyük becerisini, yüksek uzmanlaşmasını, uzman kavrayışını ve yaratıcı kapasitesini gösterir. Crystal Visualizations Sanat Enstalasyonu, çok itibar gören, hayranlıkla izlenen ve sevilen, pratik ve yenilikçi bir yaratım olması beklenir. A' Design Award Demir Ödülü kazanan bu tasarım, sektörün en iyi uygulamalarını bütünleştirir ve bilgi birikimi ve yetenekle bağlantılı yetkin teknik özelliklere sahiptir. Crystal Visualizations Sanat Enstalasyonu titizliği nedeniyle saygı görür ve dünyayı daha iyi bir yer haline getirmeye yardımcı olan yaşam kalitesi iyileştirmeleri sunmak üzere tasarlanmıştır.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
By analyzing the chemical bonding in crystals and applying a set of mathematical equations and rules to my research, the fractal image is generated by computer through coding. Drawing inspiration from four different crystal structures, four different pieces are generated.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 1000 mm x Depth 800 mm x Height 1200 mm
Tags
generative, abstract, light, LED, art, visualization, installation, sculpture, crystals
Production Technology
The images are generated through computer programming. Then the images are exported into vectors. The vectors then transformed into sculpture etching using laser cutters. Later the cut acrylic glass are then assembled together with the wood table structure to keep it secure. And they are illuminated with lights to magnify the generative lines.
Design Challenge
The challenge is to maximize the aesthetic beauty of this piece while making it physically feasible. The first version was created with acrylic glass stack onto each other for easier assembly. However, I soon realized that would be too heavy of a piece both in terms of design and weight. So I explored different options in terms of how to assemble a acrylic glass to a heart shape while making the topographic map layer correspondinging on top of each other. Another challenge lies in how to install the LED light to illuminate the whole piece. Several pedestal options and filtering materials were tested and the final product is as shown.
Research
San Francisco has really unique topological maps and hence that became my inspiration. Looking at San Francisco while flying on a plane. Especially at night. San Francisco's map is distributed to different altitudes.
Inspiration
This series of work initiated with my fascination with crystals and fractals. There is a stark similarity between them. Crystals are formed by the orderly arrangements of atoms or ions while fractals are generated by repeating simple geometric shapes by obeying a certain set of rules. Both formations involve repetitions of identical singular units. It then evolved to become a visualizing crystal structure using generated fractal images.
Project Duration
The project started in Dec 2012 in Buffalo and finished in December 2019 in Seattle.
Operation Flow
People come to close interaction with the piece and see it. They will learn about crystal structure via a close examination of the 4 different pieces.
Patents
Patent pending
Team Members
YINGRI GUAN
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Yingri Guan, Variations, 2019. Optional Image #1: Photographer Yingri Guan, Variations, 2019. Optional Image #2 Photographer Yingri Guan, Variations, 2019. Optional Image #3 Photographer Yingri Guan, 2019. Optional Image #4 Photographer Yingri Guan, 2019.

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