Heaven Bloom 動態裝置藝術 by Whyixd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 金獎 in 美術設計 Competition Category.

金美術· 2021

Heaven Bloom 動態裝置藝術

by Whyixd

Client: Whyixd

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 美術 Category

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The Design

About Heaven Bloom 動態裝置藝術

《天堂綻放》係一件擺放喺台灣台中市一座以大自然為靈感嘅建築物大堂嘅動態裝置藝術。作品由144朵以鋁同不鏽鋼製成嘅機械金屬花組成。金屬經過唔同嘅表面處理,營造出特別嘅質感同色彩。每朵花包含超過50個機械組件,由一個摩打驅動。啲花由牆面綻放開嚟,隨住背景音樂搖曳。四段旋律對應四季,令舞動嘅花朵喺室內構成一幅近乎自然嘅景象。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Heaven Bloom 動態裝置藝術是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Heaven Bloom 動態裝置藝術將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Heaven Bloom 動態裝置藝術激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The work hangs on a building constructed by GoldenJade development corporation, along with WOHA, a singapore-based firm. The building itself is inspired by nature and led to the idea of creating an installation that imitates flowers. Whyixd intended to sow the seeds of the flowers into the concrete wall, blooming out of the surface and becoming a dynamic piece. The 144 mechanical metal flowers sway to the rhythm of the lobby’s background music.
Dimensions & Packaging: Each flower of size 340mm x 330mm x 120mm, when closed, opens to a size of 340mm x 360mm x 160mm in full bloom.
Tags: Kinetic Sculpture, Art, Installation, Interior design, Public Art
Production Technology: Each flower of the work is consist of more than 50 pieces mechanical components .
The installation used aluminium and stainless steel, different finishes were applied to metal in order to produce special textures and colors . And motors drive the mechanical to operate.
Design Challenge: The installation was set up on 7 meter-high marble facade so we need to cooperate with the construction company,such as cutting marble holes at precise position, installing wires behind the wall. And it is very challenging to develop the software system to control 144 motors at the same time. In the end, we develop a customized interface for generating motion for all the kinetic flowers in real-time.
Research: The study of the shape of Nanhu Rhododendron, the blooming movement of the flowers.We made different versions of motors and mechanical design to improve the mechanical smoothness.
Inspiration: The work is inspired by the special plant "Nanhu Rhododendron", which only grows in one of 100 mountain peaks in Taiwan "Nanhu Mountain". The Nanhu Rhododendron is adaptive in extreme climate on high mountains—it appears rusty yellow color before it blooms.However, when it’s in full bloom the flower appears like white snowflakes all over around the mountain peak.

We believe that this work could bear any poor conditions but still bloom elegantly, responding to the vitality of Taiwan.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2017 and finished in August 2019 , and was positioned in the lobby of a building by Golden Jade Development Corp. in Taichung City, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The installations are set to four different melodies corresponding to the four seasons the ambient sounds collected from endemic species in Taiwan. Different patterns and movements allow the blooming flowers create a near-natural mesmeric scenario indoors, freezing moments in time, building a simulation of a unique phenomena in nature.
Team Members: Yen Po Yeh
Zih Jing Wei
Chieh Lin Chuang
Wei Cheng Yeh
Shih Pan Liu
Chung Fu Kuo
Meng Te Hsieh
Yen hsiang Huang
Jen Hsiang Cheng
Image Credits: Design:Whyixd
Client:Golden Jade Construction
Sound Design: Ami Tseng , Hsu Tzu-Chuan
Video Directed,Photographed & Edited:Liu Che Chun
Photography:Koumin Lee