Outsiders Ukusebenza Izibane Zangaphandle by Nargiza Usmanova

Outsiders Ukusebenza Izibane Zangaphandle by Nargiza Usmanova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo loBugcisa beQonga, iSitayile kunye neMiboniso Competition Category.

IsilivereUbugcisa beQonga· 2021

Outsiders Ukusebenza Izibane Zangaphandle

by Nargiza Usmanova

Client: NUMZ Graphics

Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award Winner in Ubugcisa beQonga Category

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The Design

About Outsiders Ukusebenza Izibane Zangaphandle

Ngumboniso wokukhanyisa owaboniswa kwiindawo ezintathu e-Oakville (ON, Canada). Intsebenzo yintsomi kumxholo waMandla. Kwibali, abaNgaphandle beza eMhlabeni kungekhona njengabahlaseli kodwa njengezidalwa eziqaqambileyo ezinolwazi oluninzi ukwabelana nabantu. Inqaku eliphambili leprojekthi: amandla afumaneka ngokwenene ngaphakathi kwethu. Isisiseko sobomi bomntu kwaye inokuba sisitshixo sokusombulula ingxaki yamandla eMhlabeni. Ukubona umbono, umzobi uye wayila iingubo zokukhanyisa usebenzisa iimodyuli ze-LED kunye ne-zip-ties.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award

Outsiders Ukusebenza Izibane Zangaphandle ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. Outsiders Ukusebenza Izibane Zangaphandle iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Outsiders Ukusebenza Izibane Zangaphandle yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: "Outsiders: energy is inside" is a lighting performance that was staged in Oakville, Canada. The performance is a fiction on the theme of Energy, particularly, how and what kind of energy inhabitants of other planets use to survive. To visualize this idea, we have designed lighting costumes masking human bodies and helping transform them into illuminated aliens. The main point of the project: the energy is actually found inside of us. It is the foundation of our livelihood and may be a key to solving the energy problem on Earth.
Tags: light, lighting, lighting performance, handmade costume, art performance, aliens, outsiders, energy
Production Technology: Materials used in the project:
116 of LED modules (IP-SF),
5,000 red zip-ties,
20 meters of wire,
a portable power station
Research: Uniqueness and water for nice reflections were our main requirements for the performance location. After some google research and scouting, we have chosen several places in Oakville. The largest of three performances took place in the Lions Park Valley (Oakville).
Inspiration: The idea of the performance started growing after one of our previous lighting projects. We continued experimenting with led lights and zip-ties. In the first stage, it resembled a caterpillar shining in a dark. After some modifications, we came up with the idea of making a costume for aliens. It was the good starting point but we lacked an idea to make future project looks more alive and attractive. So, we decided to play around with the most actual problem on Earth, the problem of energy. Thus, were born our aliens who came on Earth to share their experience of using energy. We named them Outsiders.
In our story, Outsiders came to Earth not as invaders but as highly intelligent creatures with a lot of knowledge to share with humans. As just arrived, they are exploring our planet at different locations illuminating surroundings with their lights.
Project Duration: The performance was staged in Oakville (Ontario, Canada) in May 2016.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Nargiza Usmanova, 2016
Team Members: Nargiza Usmanova (author and costume designer)
Victor and Rita Zubashev, Mikhail Palityka (models)
Maxim Zinchuk (assistance, photo and video production)
Tatiana Belousova, Olga Goldobina (assistance)
GVA Lighting (technical support)
Image Credits: Photographer and videographer - Maxim Zinchuk