Hitobito Umsebenzi Osisiseko: Umzobo Wobugcisa Owakhelweyo by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Hitobito Umsebenzi Osisiseko: Umzobo Wobugcisa Owakhelweyo by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo loBugcisa obuHle kunye nokuFakwa kwoBugcisa Competition Category.

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Hitobito Umsebenzi Osisiseko: Umzobo Wobugcisa Owakhelweyo

by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Client: MisoSoupDesign

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

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The Design

About Hitobito Umsebenzi Osisiseko: Umzobo Wobugcisa Owakhelweyo

Umbhalo Wencwadi: I-Hitobito ngumzobo wobugcisa owakhelweyo owenzelwe umnyhadala wesibane sikagesi (lantern) obubanjelwe kwiSixeko saseTaipei ngo-2023. Le sakhiwo sifumana ingcamango yaso kuphawu lolwimi lwesiTshayina elimele umntu, elibunjwa ngamalungu amabini axhasana. Iminyango emibini emincinci idibana ibe yindawo enye enkulu, apho isixhobo sokubonisa (projector) esikwindawo esembindini sigxothela imizobo ehambayo emhlabeni. Isakhelo seepayipi zensimbi eziqoshwe ngesandla sigqunywe ngeentonga zomxhaka (bamboo) ezisisantimitha esinye ububanzi, sidibanisa ubuchule bendabuko yaseAsia bokuluka nesakhiwo semveliso yezoshishino. Umzobo wobugcisa lo ulinganiselwa kububanzi beemitha eziyi-9.8, ubunzulu beemitha eziyi-7.8, kunye nobude beemitha eziyi-3.5.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Hitobito Umsebenzi Osisiseko: Umzobo Wobugcisa Owakhelweyo 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. Hitobito Umsebenzi Osisiseko: Umzobo Wobugcisa Owakhelweyo 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. Hitobito Umsebenzi Osisiseko: Umzobo Wobugcisa Owakhelweyo 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: HitoBito is the art installation created for the lantern festival in Taipei City in 2023. The structural design draws inspiration from the Chinese character of a person, which is two members supporting each other. The two small entrances, which face one of the main entrances to the festival venue, merge into one space where people can audit the projection on the ground.
Dimensions & Packaging: 9.8 meter width, 7.8 meter depth, and 3.5 meter height
Tags: Art Installation, Lighting Installation, Bamboo, Taipei, Taiwan
Production Technology: Manually bent steel pipe structure is cladded with 1cm bamboo dowels in its width. A projector is installed at the center of installation to project the motion graphic onto the floor.
Design Challenge: The installation is the combination of industrial material and traditional Asian bamboo crafting. The organic shape of installation is composed with three dimensional curvature. Thus, the weaved surface with bamboo dowels are adopted with steel pipe structure to wrap the installation.
Research: This art installation is the part of Taiwan lantern festival hosted in Taipei city in February 2023. The event is integrated in the Taipei urban fabric with interaction with the visitors in the city. Hito bito is selected as one of new immigrant installation to celebrate diversity of Taiwan with many nations to work and live together.
Inspiration: The design inspiration is where people gather and feel the diversity of Taipei City. The weaved bamboo facade and white-painted steel pipes represent the traditional Asian crafting method meeting with architectural structure.
Project Duration: The design started in November 2022 and finished construction in January 2023 in Taipei City. The Lantern festival was open to public in February 2023.
Operation Flow: Major flow of visitors is located on the narrow side entrance of the installation. Visitors enter the space individually, and meet at the larger space where has a projection of motion graphic.
Team Members: Daisuke Nagatomo
Minnie Jan
Jenny Yeh
Hao Sung