Glacier Lament Umsebenzi Wobuciko by Jiabao Li

Glacier Lament Umsebenzi Wobuciko by Jiabao Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ubuciko Obuhle Competition Category.

IbhulonziUbuciko Obuhle· 2022

Glacier Lament Umsebenzi Wobuciko

by Jiabao Li

Client: Jiabao Li

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ubuciko Obuhle Category

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The Design

About Glacier Lament Umsebenzi Wobuciko

Glacier Lament yisifanekiso sobuciko esikhuluma ngokulahleka kwamaqhwa asendulo (glaciers). I-Pantone ibhala amakhadi ambala amane okuveza umbala oluhlaza (blue) wamaqhwa la, kodwa emaqhwaneni angempela lo mbala oluhlaza uyahluka futhi uyaguquguquka. Njengoba amaqhwa ashabalala, nalo mbala oluhlaza ohlukile nawo uyanyamalala. Amathoni oluhlaza wamaqhwa aseAlaska athathwa njengamasampula bese exutshaniswa, agcinwa kumagilazi angamashumi ayisithupha aphindaselelwe asuselwa kwezinye izinto, alengiswa ngenhla kwendwangu yokudweba (canvas). Njalo lapho kwenzeka isigameko sokudabuka kwamaqhwa (glacier calving), igilazi elilodwa liyawa. Ekupheleni komstakiso, wonke amagilazi angamashumi ayisithupha ayesewile, akha umdwebo phezu kwendwangu engaphansi.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Glacier Lament Umsebenzi Wobuciko iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Glacier Lament Umsebenzi Wobuciko ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Glacier Lament Umsebenzi Wobuciko iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: There are four color cards in PANTONE for glacier blue. However, in real glaciers, this blue color is variable and dynamic. As glaciers are disappearing, this unique blue is also disappearing. We sampled and blended the blue color from glaciers in Alaska and hung them in recycled glass vials. When one glacier calving happened, one color vial fell down. At the end of the exhibition, all 60 vials fell down, forming a painting on the canvas beneath.
Dimensions & Packaging: 4m x 6m x 6m
Tags: Glacier, climate change, light, Alaska
Production Technology: Data sonification, data physicalization, electronics, glacier melting data
Inspiration: Glaciers are sentinels of climate change. They are the most visible evidence of global warming today. This series of works embodies the stunning beauty, rapid change, fragility, destructive power, and magnificence of glaciers. At the same time, they challenge the audience with the dramatic, irreversible ecological damages from climate change.
Project Duration: Anchorage Museum, Alaska, 2021

Alaska State Museum, 2021

Donghu Shan Art Museum, China, Jul–Nov 2020

Global Just Recovery Gathering, Apr 2021

Broto Art-Climate-Science, Nov–Dec 2020

Artists in Nature International Network, Dynamic natural connections, 2021
Team Members: Direction, Concept, Artist: Jiabao Li
Editor: Ryan Cortes Perez
Producer: Cooper Galvin
Image Credits: Jiabao Li