Constructing The Intangible Primary Function: Konseptual Illyustratsiye by Yuanying He

Constructing The Intangible Primary Function: Konseptual Illyustratsiye by Yuanying He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award تۆمۈر مۇكاپاتى in گرافىكا، رەسىم ۋە كۆرۈنۈش ئالاقە لايىھەلەش Competition Category.

تۆمۈرگرافىكا· 2026

Constructing The Intangible Primary Function: Konseptual Illyustratsiye

by Yuanying He

Client: K3ntiv3

A' Design Award تۆمۈر مۇكاپاتى Winner in گرافىكا Category

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The Design

About Constructing The Intangible Primary Function: Konseptual Illyustratsiye

Book Text: «Qol Yetmeydiƣanni Qurush» eslekni saqlash emes, belki qaytidin qurush jeryani süpitide tetqiq qilidu. Balilik dewridiki ashqozining gül puriqining ɵtkünchilikidin ilham élinƣan bu eser, eslek strukturisini kɵrsitish üchün kran, panjura we toƣra kelmigen pelempeyge oxshash arxitéktura ünsürlirini ishlitidu. Eslek ɵtmüshning parchilirini yiƣip, hazirqi kimlikni qurushtiki aktip herikiti süpitide otturiƣa qoyulidu. Bu eser éhtiyatchan strukturilik til arqiliq, qol yetmeydiƣan sézish teᴊribisini kɵrünüshchan boshluq shekligige aylandurudu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award تۆمۈر مۇكاپاتى

Constructing The Intangible Primary Function: Konseptual Illyustratsiye A' Design Award تۆمۈر مۇكاپاتىنىڭ غالىبى، بۇ ياخشى لايىھىلەنگەن ئىجادىيەتلەردىن ساقلىنىدىغان كەسپىي ۋە سانائەت تەلەپلىرىنى قاندۇرىدىغان ياخشى لايىھىلەرگە بېرىلىدىغان ئابرويلۇق ئېتىراپتۇر. تۆمۈر غالىبلىرى ياراتقۇچىلىرىنىڭ زور ماھارىتى، يۇقىرى ئالاھىدە كەسپىلىكى، مۇتەخەسسىسلەرچە چۈشەنچىسى ۋە ئىجادىي قابىلىيىتىنى نامايان قىلىدۇ. Constructing The Intangible Primary Function: Konseptual Illyustratsiye ناھايىتى قەدىرلىنىدىغان، ھەيرانلىق بىلەن كۆرۈلىدىغان ۋە سۆيۈلىدىغان، ئەمەلىي ھەم يېڭىلىقچان ئىجادىيەت بولۇشى ئۈمىد قىلىنىدۇ. A' Design Award تۆمۈر مۇكاپاتىنى يەڭگەن بۇ لايىھە كەسىپنىڭ ئەڭ ياخشى ئەمەلىيەتلىرىنى بىرلەشتۈرىدۇ ھەمدە بىلىم ۋە ئىستېدات بىلەن باغلانغان لاياقەتلىك تېخنىكىلىق ئالاھىدىلىكلەرگە ئىگە. Constructing The Intangible Primary Function: Konseptual Illyustratsiye ئەستايىدىللىقى بىلەن ھۆرمەتكە سازاۋەر بولۇپ، دۇنيانى تېخىمۇ ياخشى ئورۇنغا ئايلاندۇرۇشقا ياردەم بېرىدىغان تۇرمۇش سۈپىتىنى ياخشىلاشنى تەمىنلەش ئۈچۈن لايىھىلەنگەن.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Constructing the Intangible explores the architecture of memory. This artwork examines how sensory fragments, specifically the ephemeral scent of the past, are reorganized. Memory is presented not as static preservation, but as an active secondary rendering shaped by narrative coherence. Utilizing a structural language bridging nature and architecture, the design transforms intangible sensory experiences into visible forms. Past fragments serve as scaffolding to support selfhood.
Dimensions & Packaging: High-resolution digital artwork.
Dimensions: 3600 x 3600 pixels.
Color space: RGB.
Format: Digital illustration suitable for print and screen display.
Tags: memory reconstruction, olfactory memory, architectural metaphor, narrative identity, secondary construction, spatial abstraction, sensory memory, autobiographical memory
Production Technology: The artwork was created using digital illustration techniques. A structured grid-based composition system was applied to organize spatial elements. Layered vector and raster rendering methods were combined to achieve depth and architectural precision. The visual system references drafting language and construction schematics to reinforce the conceptual framework.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was translating an invisible and ephemeral sensory experience into a coherent spatial structure. The work avoids literal representation of scent and instead constructs a layered architectural system to express memory reconstruction. Balancing structural precision with emotional ambiguity required careful control of composition, grid systems, and visual hierarchy.
Research: This project explores autobiographical memory reconstruction through visual metaphor. Drawing from narrative identity theory and cognitive psychology, it investigates how memory is not a fixed recording but an active reconstruction shaped by perception and storytelling. Olfactory memory, particularly childhood scent associations, serves as an anchoring mechanism to translate intangible sensory recall into spatial and architectural language.
Inspiration: The inspiration originated from a simple observation: describing a dream after waking is already an act of secondary representation and reconstruction. The cool scent of pomelo blossoms from childhood serves as a sensory anchor. This fleeting memory is deconstructed into an orderly “construction site”. Cranes, grids, and misaligned staircases symbolize the subtle imperfections and ongoing rebuilding inherent in human recollection.
Project Duration: The project was conceptualized and completed in February 2026 in Shenzhen, China.
Operation Flow: The viewer engages with the artwork through visual navigation. Misaligned staircases, cranes, and grid structures guide the eye toward a central focal point, mirroring the cognitive process of memory reconstruction. The interaction is interpretive rather than functional, inviting reflection rather than instruction.
Patents: This project is an original conceptual artwork created by the artist. It is not associated with any registered patents or trademarks. All intellectual property rights belong solely to the artist.
Image Credits: All visual elements, illustrations, and conceptual content in this project are original works created solely by the artist. No third-party materials, stock images, templates, or external visual assets were used in the creation of this work.