Jing Hong
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The inspiration for this design comes from Cao Zhi's Ode to the Goddess of Luo: a classic literary work. This ode fictionalizes the author's encounter and love with godness Luo. Luo's image is extremely beautiful. Jinghong describes her Elegant as a swan, graceful as a Loong, full of dynamic and ethereal beauty. Inspired by this, the large installation, a graceful and elegant red structure of 6 meters high, floats from the outdoor into the gallery like a flying flowing streamer, floats to the far end, disappearing in the sunset. Visitors here to feel the immersion of being surrounded by streamers.
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Unique Properties
This is a large art installation exhibition in art gallery. The 5 meter high graceful and elegant red structure floats from the outdoors into the gallery like a flying flowing streamer, and floats in the wind to the far end and disappears in the sunset. Gallery is built in the style of a Gothic church and can accommodate 200 people. This art installation allows visitors here to feel immersed in being surrounded by streamers and moving along the streamers even if they stand at different positions
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Art installations, Exhibition, Handicrafts, Public art, Event decoration, Decoration
Production Technology
3D iron welding technology, the production of special shaped structures are very difficult. Before production, sufficient warehouse space was set aside, 1:1 modeling was carried out. Key points in the structure were determined and laid out, workers then manually performed the final bending and shaping welding. There is also a dynamic wind device in the installation. A streamer flying in the shape of the sunset. It has no structure, dances with the wind when the wind force is set by the wind device.
Design Challenge
1 Creative linkage of indoor, outdoor and restaurant spaces. The streamers floated from the outdoor stairs into the gallery, meandered into the sunset, then floated to the dinner space downstairs, and finally landed on the table. 2 Add dynamic wind driven devices to the static exhibition. Visitors can also interact with the wind device.3 An in depth study of the mechanical structure was conducted. The 6m high device is only supported by its own curved structure without columns or hanging points.
Project Duration
The project started with site survey and conceptual design and scheme design in February 2023. After nearly five months of preparation and half a month of construction and production, Entered the site to start construction on the evening of July 28, 2023, and completed the scene shooting and acceptance at 8 a.m. on July 29. This project can also be used for tours and wedding photography. The project is located at the China Oil Painting Academy in Beijing, China.
Operation Flow
This device can be used to visit, experience, take photos, hold weddings, etc. Jinghong is not only poem, but also the homophony of red, so the color of the designed streamers is red. Visitor can appreciate the graceful posture of this streamer at different locations, can walk into installation and feel as if streamer is surrounding and leading them towards the sunset, they have become a part of it. Sunset gives people sense of future, the orange red color brings warm power, and flying ribbons make everyone feel healed.
Research
Type, How to use ground installations to present the beauty of dynamic flow, achieve immersive design. Method, Focus on the shape of the curve in space. Have enough accurate data. Restore the design to the greatest extent during production, and make it by hand. An oil painter was invited to record paintings. Data, 300 people visited it. Effect: The presentation of this device has received rave reviews. It is a small budget project, uses the most common and low cost materials and has been praised by the administrator, no such design is represented in the gallery.
Inspiration
Jinghong means "Elegant as a swan, graceful as a wandering Loong"It comes from Cao Zhi's "Ode to the Goddess of Luo", which is a classic Chinese literature and is known as "a chapter unparalleled by future generations" This ode fictionalizes the author's encounter and love with godness Luo. The fictional image of Luo is extremely beautiful, so Ode of Luo has produced many beautiful poems. The world thinks that she is as graceful as swan and as winding as Loong.Full of dynamic and ethereal beauty
Image Credits
Image#1: Photographer Rayson Wong Studio Image#2: Photographer Rayson Wong Studio Image#3: Photographer Rayson Wong Studio Image#4：Photographer Rayson Wong Studio Image#5: Photographer Rayson Wong Studio Video：Videographer ShimmerFilm
Project Overview
Jing Hong Art Installations has been a Bronze winner in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design award category in the year 2023 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Bronze Recognition
Wei Zhang was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2024, a testament to excellence of their work Jing Hong Art Installations.
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