2021 Visual & Graphics design Winning Projects
GOLD WINNING PROJECTS
GOLD WINNING PROJECTS
GOLD WINNING PROJECTS
2021 Visual & Graphics design SILvER Winning Project
Tokyo Michiterasu 2020 by Nomura Co., Ltd.
2021 Visual & Graphics design BRonze winning project
Haiijaii by CeeKayEllo Limited
Abstract
Haiijaii (meaning “breathe” in Thai) is a light installation fueled by data of air quality index collected from various locations around the world. The lights “breathe” according to the pureness of the air. Some will flicker, emulating us choking from pollution and some will pulse slowly, like steady inhalation and exhalation from a healthy atmosphere.
Description
Haiijaii first came about as 4 creatives, Adulaya Kim Hoontrakul (Curator), Ka Lun Karen Chan (Neon artist and designer), Frederic Bussiere (Architect and Multimedia designer) and Santipab Somboon (Multimedia designer), got together to discuss the notion of air quality and carbon emission.
What is bad air? Is data enough to make people aware and react? Also, is the air quality index weaponised?
Factual as it may be, many richer countries off-set their carbon emission through buying power, leaving poorer countries with a consistent data that categorises them permanently as ‘polluted’ and hardly have good air.
With Haiijaii, we chose to communicate suffocation through the flickering lights of recycled glass neons. Some will have sharp flashes, some will pulsate slower, emulating breathing patterns affected by pollution.