Hitobito Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Ohun Elo Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Fífi Sí Ipò by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Hitobito Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Ohun Elo Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Fífi Sí Ipò by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Iṣẹ́ Ìmọ́lẹ̀ àti Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Ìtànṣán Competition Category.

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Hitobito Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Ohun Elo Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Fífi Sí Ipò

by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Client: MisoSoupDesign

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Iṣẹ́ Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Category

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The Design

About Hitobito Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Ohun Elo Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Fífi Sí Ipò

Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìwé: Hitobito jẹ́ ohun elo ìmọ́lẹ̀ tí a ṣẹ̀dá fún àjọyọ̀ àtùpà kan tí a ṣe ní Ìlú Taipei ní ọdún 2023. Ìṣètò náà ti mú ìmísí láti ara àmì Ṣáínà fún ọ̀rọ̀ "ènìyàn," tí a fi hàn nípasẹ̀ apá méjì tí ń ṣatìlẹ́yìn fún ara wọn. Ẹnu-ọ̀nà tóóró méjì ń darí àwọn àlejò wọ inú, níbi tí àwọn ọ̀nà náà ti dàpọ̀ di àyè ńlá kan. Ẹ̀rọ àwòrán kan ní àárín gbùngbùn ń ta àwòrán eré sórí ilẹ̀. A ti fi ọwọ́ tẹ̀ àwọn paipu irin tí a fi kun ní funfun, tí a sì fi bamboo tín-ínrín tí ó ní ìwọ̀n sẹ̀ńtímítà kan hun bò ó yíká. Ohun elo náà ní ìwọ̀n mítà 9.8 ní gigùn, mítà 7.8 ní ìjìnlẹ̀, àti mítà 3.5 ní gíga.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Hitobito Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Ohun Elo Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Fífi Sí Ipò jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Hitobito Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Ohun Elo Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Fífi Sí Ipò yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Hitobito Iṣẹ Akọkọ: Ohun Elo Ìmọ́lẹ̀ Fífi Sí Ipò ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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 façade 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