Blessing from the Sea Installation Art by Chih Kang Chu |
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| DESIGN NAME: Blessing from the Sea PRIMARY FUNCTION: Installation Art INSPIRATION: From October to April of the following year, the powerful chinook wind (Lou Shan Feng) blows down from the mountains in Hengchun Peninsula, Pingtung. This installation art piece《Blessing From The Sea》by Chih-Kang Chu is to reveal the characteristic of Luo Shan Feng. People can hear the wave and see the wind through the church that standing on the seaside. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Where the wind and the sea meet, a church rises from the sea. Here, we can hear the wave and see the wind. When the wind is calm, the church is quiet, tranquil and peaceful. When the win roars, the fabrics strips dance wildly, flying madly, the church shows the dynamic of the wind. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Instead of solid wall, white fabric strips are tied up on the church shape structure, the church looks lighter and more welcoming people to walk in. And most important, when the wind blows, the fabric strips will fly with the wind, the posture of the church changes with the wind, it shows the mood of the wind. The base of the church structure is an iron panel, cut out in the center. The weight of the panel helps the structure to stand in the sand more firmly. However, the wave would bring lots of sand from the sea everyday. The cutting out of the base would help the structure to move up and down with the tide, to avoid to be buried in the beach. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project production started in December 2021 in Pingdong, and finished in 2 weeks. It was exhibited in Luo Shan Feng Art Festival from 25th December 2021 to 1st March 2022. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Fine Arts and Art Installation Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: There three kinds of element were used in this project: metal structure, metal panel, and fabric strips. 8 spotlights were used to light up the project at night. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Width 490 cm x Length 1000 cm x Hight 800 cm. The base of the project was made with metal panel. The center was cut out to keep the project to move slight with the tide. TAGS: art, installation, wind, nature, taiwan RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Winter is the chinook season in Hengchun Peninsula. The strong and powerful wind and sand make people cannot bear to stay for long time on the beach, resulting in a low season for sightseeing. We hope people would be willing to experience the power of the chinook wind through the artwork, and turn it into a tourist attraction. Church represents an image of faith and love. People are willing to come close to a church, willing to open their mind in a church. The church is placed between the beach and the sea, it would be immersed in the sea couple of hours everyday. The wave, the wind, the light of the sun make the artwork alive. It seems the church has its own mood. Every day, every second, the church never in the same posture. CHALLENGE: The first challenge is related with the folklore. Many people would associate white tents with funeral hall, which is an ominous symbol. To avoid this impression, the structure is shape like a church. Church represents an image of faith, love and happiness. Coincidentally a couple took wedding photos in front of the artwork when it was just built. The beautiful wedding photos were posted on social media, everyone sees the couple were happy and be blessed in front of the artwork. Since then, no one questioned about impression of the artwork. The second challenge is the environment. The artwork is set up between the beach and the sea. Water and sand come and go with tide, the base of the artwork moves a bit with it. The artwork has to stand on the sand firmly, not to be washed away by sea and not to be buried in the sand. And, most important, not to be blow away by the powerful chinook. Not only the structure has been strengthened, also the base of the artwork is precision calculated. The fabric of stripes has to be chosen carefully. Different weight and length will make different effect. The strips have to fly with the wind but also have to withstand the power of chinook. They need to look like dancing elegantly in the wind but not messy and disorganized. During the 3 months exhibition, the artwork never looked the same everyday. Also it was not always stand straight, the fabric strips are not always flying beautifully. But the naturally posture of the artwork attracted thousands of visitors. People feel the power of the wind, see the beauty of nature via the church. They can feel the mood of nature. ADDED DATE: 2022-02-21 09:17:31 TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Chih-Kang Chu, Meng-Hung Tsai and u-Tang Tseng. IMAGE CREDITS: All Images : Photographer / Kuo-Min Lee, Blessing From The Sea, 2021 |
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NAME: Information and International Affairs Department Pingtung PROFILE: Information and International Affairs Department is under Pingtung County Government. In charge of tourism development, international exchange, publicizing county government programs and measures, public relations, public communication, and other related matters. The mission of it is to handle domestic and foreign large-scale events, marketing activities to promote Pingtung County. From October to April of the following year, the powerful chinook wind (Lou Shan Feng) blows down from the mountains in Hengchun Peninsula, Pingtung. Luo Shan Feng Arts Festival every year is held by Information and International Affairs Department every year, to make people experience the special weather in Pingtung, and to help tourism industry in off-season. |
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Blessing From The Sea Installation Art by Chih Kang Chu is Winner in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category, 2021 - 2022.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Chih Kang Chu. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Chih Kang Chu. |
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