Heaven Bloom Kinetic Installation by Whyixd |
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| DESIGN NAME: Heaven Bloom PRIMARY FUNCTION: Kinetic Installation 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. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 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. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: 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. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: 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. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Fine Arts and Art Installation Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION 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. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 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 RESEARCH ABSTRACT: 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. 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. ADDED DATE: 2020-02-05 07:11:45 TEAM MEMBERS (9) : Yen Po Yeh, Zih Jing Wei, Chieh Lin Chuang, Wei Cheng Yeh, Shih Pan Liu, Chung Fu Kuo, Meng Te Hsieh, Yen hsiang Huang and 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 |
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NAME: Whyixd PROFILE: Whyixd is a cross-field art installation design team from Taiwan. We have members come from art / architecture / design / engineering / mechanical fields. We collaborate with dance / architecture / pop music / modern art partners. Whyixd focus on different kinds of surprise and explore more imagination in daily life. We break the barrier of 2 dimensions world with new media, presenting more body experience to audience. We build immersive illusions, make it snow in tropical area, sprinkle a handful of petal into silent space. Displace the time and space, copy the natural scenery, capture the moments of mind, create unseen experience, build “digital landscape”. |
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Heaven Bloom Kinetic Installation by Whyixd is Winner in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Category, 2020 - 2021.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Whyixd. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Whyixd. |
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