Crystal Visualizations Ukufakwa Kobugcisa by Yingri Guan

Crystal Visualizations Ukufakwa Kobugcisa by Yingri Guan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo loBugcisa obuHle kunye nokuFakwa kwoBugcisa Competition Category.

IntsimbiUbugcisa obuHle· 2020

Crystal Visualizations Ukufakwa Kobugcisa

by Yingri Guan

Client: ARiceStudio

Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Winner in Ubugcisa obuHle Category

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The Design

About Crystal Visualizations Ukufakwa Kobugcisa

Olu luhlu lomsebenzi lubandakanya ukuvelisa imifanekiso eyinkimbinkimbi yefrakhri esekwe kuhlalutyo olucokisekileyo lobume beekhemikhali. Ngokuqokelela idatha efana nomgama phakathi kwento nganye, i-angle yokudityaniswa kweekhemikhali kunye ne-molecule yesakhiwo se-crystalline, i-Yingri Guan iguqula kwaye iphose idatha ibe yiziqwenga ngokwakha uthotho lwee-equations kunye neefomula.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Crystal Visualizations Ukufakwa Kobugcisa ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Crystal Visualizations Ukufakwa Kobugcisa iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Crystal Visualizations Ukufakwa Kobugcisa iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

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.