Shang Shui Olùránlétí Ìtàn by Yueh Mei Cheng

Shang Shui Olùránlétí Ìtàn by Yueh Mei Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìgbékalẹ̀ Ìbáṣepọ̀, Ìrírí àti Ìbòmọ́lẹ̀ Competition Category.

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Shang Shui Olùránlétí Ìtàn

by Yueh Mei Cheng

Client: Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Corporation

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìgbékalẹ̀ Category

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The Design

About Shang Shui Olùránlétí Ìtàn

Shang Shui da àwọn ẹ̀rọ̀ àpẹrẹ mẹ́rin pọ̀ bíi taba, àwọn ọ̀nà omi ìrúgbìn, àwọn orisun àtìlẹ́yìn, àti ìmọ́lẹ̀ ìrètí. Wọ́n ṣe àmì fún àwọn ìrántí Old Taichung-Jiushe, tí ń ṣàdàpọ̀ ìtàn ìdàgbàsókè ọgọ́rùn-ún ọdún àti àwọn ìrántí ilẹ̀ Taichung sínú iṣẹ́-ọnà náà. Nípa lílo Augmented Reality, ó ṣẹ̀dá ìran àbánimu, tí ń jẹ́ kí àwọn arìnrìn-àjò tí ń kọjá nípasẹ̀ Jiushe jẹ́rìí ìtàn ìdàgbàsókè Taichung, báyìí ń mú agbègbè náà súnmọ́ àwọn ènìyàn. A fún àwọn rírì omi tàn-yòò lórí ilẹ̀ ní àbùdá ẹ̀mí gidi, tí ń fi agbára púpọ̀ sínú ibi náà.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Shang Shui Olùránlétí Ìtàn 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 Shang Shui Olùránlétí Ìtàn 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. Shang Shui Olùránlétí Ìtàn 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: The interactive design delicately evokes viewers emotions, creating an additional mobile visual world within the artwork.
AR enhances the interaction between passengers and the space, transforming the MRT station from just some place people pass by into a hub where passengers can experience the past and present of Jiushe, continuing their journey with newfound satisfaction and joy.
Dimensions & Packaging: 700cm x 700cm x 507.5cm
Tags: Public Space, Public Art, AR, Interaction, History, Memory
Production Technology: The main material used in the artwork is mirror-finish
stainless steel sheets.
Design Challenge: The mirrored stainless steel design of the "circle" in this artwork is intended to symbolize the "wholeness" brought by water and light in terms of creative concept. However, lifting, securing, and aligning it posed a significant challenge. In the end, the decision was made to cut the circular steel structure into four equal parts and design connecting arms at the seams. This installation method simultaneously addressed concerns related to aesthetics, structure, installation, and future thermal expansion and contraction.
Research: During the Yongzheng era, the irrigation system was developed to divert water from the Dajia River to the Taichung area, with the Leigong River in Jiushe serving as a crucial point for water diversion. During the Japanese rule period, the Japanese introduced tobacco leaves to Taiwan, and with the help of the advanced irrigation system, tobacco exports became one of the major sources of local income in Jiushe.

In 1898, during the heyday of tobacco cultivation, the area where Jiushe Station is now located was called the "Jiushe Village " during the Japanese rule period. At that time, the area was predominantly paddy fields and tobacco fields. The preserved "tobacco barn" stands as an important historic landmark that bears witness to the flourishing development of the local tobacco industry.
Inspiration: Shang Shui, also known as Water of Life in English, depicts the history of an irrigation channel branching off from the Dajia River, used for watering tobacco leaves in Jiushe. The MRT line now brings convenience and endless vitality to Jiushe. Shang Shui, derived from the Taiwanese expression for “most beautiful,” represents the local essence of "water and light" as symbols of the area's lifeline, conveying the notions of "sustainability" and "prosperity".
Project Duration: The artwork is complete and open in July 2022 and it is located in MRT Jiushe station, Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Under the mirror stainless steel lighting plates around the center are three interactive AR installations. Viewers can interact with these AR devices and learn about the past beauty and glory of Jiushe through three scenarios.

Passengers can capture different postures and appearances of the works, and save the images to recall the old stories of Jiushe.
Team Members: Integrator: Boxing Landscape Co., Ltd.
Designer: Yueh Mei Cheng
Producer: Ming Yu Hsiao, Yu Chuan Chen
Structure: Hung i Tai
AR artist: Yu Fan He
Image Credits: Main image: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #1: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #2: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #3: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #4: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022

Video credits: Chun Li, Yu Fan He, 2022