Elysium Echoes Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Umfaniso Wobuciko Wesimanje Ohambayo by Yiru Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Ubuciko Obuhle Competition Category.
IbhulonziUbuciko Obuhle· 2025
Elysium Echoes Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Umfaniso Wobuciko Wesimanje Ohambayo
by Yiru Wang
Client: SaturnVII Studio
Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Ubuciko Obuhle Category
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The Design
About Elysium Echoes Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Umfaniso Wobuciko Wesimanje Ohambayo
Umbhalo Wencwadi: I-Elysium Echoes ingumfaniso wobuciko ozungezayo ohlola ubudlelwano phakathi kokuguquka kwemvelo nokuphila kwesintu. Lo msebenzi wenziwe ngesinongo (resin), insimbi kanye ne-acrylic, uneziqephu ezicindezelwe ngobukhulu obuthathu (three-dimensional printed parts) kanye nemshini ozungezayo, futhi ulinganiselwa ku-45 ngo-45 ngo-50 amasentimitha. Izingxenye ezintathu zimele izimo zomuntu, isigaba sokuguquka, kanye nesimo esingemva komuntu (post-human). Ukuzungeza okuqhubekayo kuphazamisa futhi kuhlanganise kabusha lezi zigaba ukuze kuphakanyiswe uguquko lokuvuthwa nokuthuthuka. Lo mfaniso umema abantu ukuthi bacabangisise ngobuchwepheshe, ngemvelo, kanye nekusasa lesintu.
The Recognition
About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award
Elysium Echoes Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Umfaniso Wobuciko Wesimanje Ohambayo 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. Elysium Echoes Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Umfaniso Wobuciko Wesimanje Ohambayo 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. Elysium Echoes Umsebenzi Oyinhloko: Umfaniso Wobuciko Wesimanje Ohambayo iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- Elysium Echoes explores the complex relationship between environmental change and human survival in a post-humanist era. It examines how humanity's evolving bond with the environment is influenced by the balance between technological progress and ecological sustainability.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 45*45*50cm
- Tags
- 3D Printing, Art Installation, Interdisciplinary Art, FutureEcology, ContemporaryTechArt
- Production Technology
- Rotating Motor, 3D Printing, Resin, Metal, Acrylic
- Design Challenge
- Elysium Echoes deconstructs the complex bond between humans and nature, prompting reflection on technological progress and its impact on life and evolution. As humanity's influence grows, a crucial question arises: should we reshape nature in the name of technology? Though the "post-human era" remains uncertain, it echoes a warning—our pursuit to replace the Creator may not unfold as envisioned.
- Research
- This research uses a speculative, practice-led approach to explore how technological progress reshapes humanity’s relationship with nature in the Anthropocene. Grounded in post-humanist theory, it critiques ethical ambiguities of ecological intervention and envisions alternative evolutionary paths. Through immersive installation art, kinetic prototyping, and participatory observation, a rotating structure (human/transitional/post-human) simulates evolutionary disruption. Data from 87 interviews, audience analytics, and impact simulations reveal a tension between techno-optimism and ecological humility, with 73% reconsidering humanity’s stewardship. The work advocates for ethical, interdisciplinary governance and positions design as a mediator between science and societal values.
- Inspiration
- In the post-human era, I explore how shifting environments and productivity levels shape human gene selection. Technological progress aids adaptation, yet sudden ecological upheaval risks collapsing our systems, regressing productivity and forcing genetic adaptation to dominate survival. Here, mutation emerges as life’s most reliable tool.
- Project Duration
- London Design Week 14–21 September 2024
Dutch Design Week 19–27 October 2024 - Operation Flow
- This dynamic installation explores biodiversity and evolution in the transition from humans to post-humans. Comprising three parts—human, transitional forms, and post-human—it rotates continuously, disrupting and recombining stages to simulate evolutionary shifts and new species. The work challenges biological boundaries and provokes thought on evolution, technology, and humanity’s future.
- Team Members
- YIRU WANG
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