Weightlessness Ìgbékalẹ̀ Ọnà by Yang Lu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ọnà Dídára àti Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Ìgbékalẹ̀ Competition Category.
IdẹIṣẹ́ Ọnà Dídára· 2024
Weightlessness Ìgbékalẹ̀ Ọnà
by Yang Lu
Client: Central China Normal University
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Iṣẹ́ Ọnà Dídára Category
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About Weightlessness Ìgbékalẹ̀ Ọnà
Iṣẹ́ yìí jẹ́ ìgbékalẹ̀ fídíò ìrírí àyè tí ó ń rìn jinlẹ̀. Àkòrí rẹ̀ jẹ́ àìníwúwo, èyí tí ó jẹ́ èrò tí ó kan ara ní ìbẹ̀rẹ̀, nípasẹ̀ ìyípadà ìwòran tí ó múnádóko àti ìṣọ̀pọ̀ ẹ̀rọ-oníròyìn púpọ̀, láti ṣẹ̀dá ìrírí ìwòran tuntun fún àwọn olùwòran. Iṣẹ́ ọnà Àìníwúwo jẹ́ àpèjúwe fún ìgbésí ayé ìlú òde òní, àyíká ẹ̀dá, àti ìmọ̀lára pẹ̀lú ipò àwọn ènìyàn nínú ìgbésí ayé gidi. Olùṣẹ̀dá náà nírètí pé àwọn olùwòran yóò ní ìrílárá ipò àìníwúwo nígbà ìṣàbẹ̀wò wọn, tí wọ́n yóò ṣàgbéyẹ̀wò ipò tiwọn àti ìdàrúdàpọ̀ nínú ìgbésí ayé ìlú.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Weightlessness Ìgbékalẹ̀ Ọnà 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 Weightlessness Ìgbékalẹ̀ Ọnà 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. Weightlessness Ìgbékalẹ̀ Ọnà 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
- This work is an immersive spatial experience video installation created around the theme of "weightlessness" through the combination of images, sound, and materials. By using common urban elements such as scaffolding, plants, and architecture, the work presents a miniature urban landscape, allowing viewers to freely navigate the "installation" and reflect on the impact of rapid urban development on the environment and humanity from different perspectives.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 4500mm, Depth 4500mm, Height 4500mm
- Tags
- Immersive Experience, Spatial installation, residential building, City, Ecology
- Production Technology
- This work uses drones to capture aerial footage of high-rise residential buildings, simulating the feeling of falling for the audience. The main structure of the installation is built using scaffolding, with simulated plants placed in the gaps to recreate the urban landscape. Additionally, the sound played on site is composed of mechanical noise and heartbeat sounds, contributing to a complete presentation of urban elements.
- Design Challenge
- Everyone is experiencing different stories in their respective cities. The biggest challenge is how to make the work resonate with each audience. The reason for selecting high-rise residential buildings as the main visual element of the work is that, as the most important pillar industry in China's rapid development process, it deeply affects everyone and every family. Through representative images and scenes, combined with each audience's own experiences, the audience can have different understandings of the work.
- Research
- The work revolves around the concept of "weightlessness" and creates a complex, participatory spatial experience image installation that integrates various factors such as devices, architecture, images, and theaters. The work "Weightlessness" is a metaphor for modern urban life, ecological environment, and people's feelings and states in real life. The work attempts to explore with the audience ways for humans, cities, and ecology to coexist harmoniously and find new paths for green and sustainable urban development.
- Inspiration
- This work is inspired by "weightlessness". "Weightlessness" is originally a physical concept, and the work wants to express people's inner "weightlessness" in the city, that is, people are "lost" in the city. The works allow the audience to feel a state of "weightlessness" during the visit and reflect on their own situation and confusion in urban life.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2022 and finished with installation in Wuhan, China in January 2023
- Operation Flow
- The work is divided into two parts: the internal space and the external space. From the outside of the installation, there is a constantly growing "building" scene. Inside the installation, the audience is enveloped by rising "building" images and simulated "plants," creating a sense of falling. The installation emits a low and hollow mechanical roar, accompanied by the faint heartbeat of humans. This work provides an immersive exhibition experience for the audience through a multi-sensory presentation.
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Yang Lu
Video: Retina Massage Media Studio
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