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Yu Fan He and Chia Chen Lee Is Honored with the Platinum A' Design Award for Resonance Light Installation in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
Yu Fan He and Chia Chen Lee acknowledged for fine arts and art installation design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 15, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Resonance Light Installation by Yu Fan He and Chia Chen Lee, designed for Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C.), has been granted the Platinum A' Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Platinum A' Design Award Means
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
About Resonance Light Installation
Resonance is a site specific floating light installation composed of seven modular black iron structures positioned in the waters of Yuejin Harbor. Inspired by the cyclical order of the Seven Luminaries, the installation translates celestial rhythms into sequences of programmed light that extend across water and shoreline. Woven nylon ropes act as both structural tension and luminous surfaces, diffusing light through the steel framework. Through reflections, spatial layering, and controlled light movement, the installation creates a dynamic visual field that shifts with distance and viewpoint.
About Yu Fan He and Chia Chen Lee
Yu Fan He is a designer and new media artist whose practice integrates color theory and aesthetics to reconstruct surreal spatial narratives through hybrid media. Her multidisciplinary portfolio spans architectural and spatial design, graphic design, visual animation, projection mapping, and augmented reality (AR) experiences. In recent years, she has focused on the convergence of AR technology and visual art, seeking to create immersive experiences that transcend flat surfaces and digital screens. Her work explores expanded spatial perception, generating visual environments that blur the boundaries between physical structure and virtual imagery.
Award Record
This recognition makes Yu Fan He and Chia Chen Lee a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award
The A' Fine-Art Design Award is an international fine-art design competition recognizing best fine-art works by leading fine-art artists and creators worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to artists, painters, sculptors and ceramicists from all countries. Typical entries include sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings and mixed media works. The awarded art designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/fine-art
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/181740
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/181740
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!181740
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/380391
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://reurl.cc/ZlRb76
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Resonance Light Installation
- Function
- Light Installation
- Category
- Fine Arts and Art Installation Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Arts
- Colors
- Black, Saddle Brown, Dark Slate Gray, Midnight Blue and Dark Slate Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yu Fan He and Chia Chen Lee
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #181740
Credits
- Team
- Yu-Fan He, Chia-Chen Lee, Light & Sound Co., Ltd., Chia-Hsin Chiang, Pei-Hsien Hsu, Ya-Zhu Tsao, Chuan-Wei Sun and Yu-Sheng Yao
- Image Credits
- IMAGE CREDITS:; Photographer Yu-Sheng Yao, Tainan, 2026.; Photographer Yu-Sheng Yao, Tainan, 2026. VIDEO CREDITS: Yu-Fan He, Chia-Chen Lee, Tainan, 2026.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Resonance is a light installation consisting of seven black iron structures, serving as a silent response to our presence in the modern age. The sculptural forms serve as metaphors for "convergence and generation". As light rotates and flows through the iron framework, it mimics the diffusion of energy, prompting a resonance between diverse cultures, memories, and emotions.
- Inspiration
- The project draws inspiration from the Seven Luminaries (Qiyao), symbolizing the cycles of the sun, moon, and stars. These celestial bodies correspond to internal human emotions and rhythms, carrying both cosmic order and the diversity of life. Positioned to echo one another across the water, the seven structures create layers of ripples that momentarily freeze the vast rhythms of heaven and earth at this specific location.
- Research
- At Yuejin Harbor Water Park, in an era of endless acceleration and fragmented perceptions, the installation uses cyclic rhythms of light to invite observers to reclaim a moment of focus within a fractured reality. As viewers move and experience the work from varying distances, the shifting rhythms and reflections of light allow them to become part of the resonance through layered visual interaction. Ultimately, the work transforms the site into a field of energy exchange, a silent response to existence in the present moment.
- Challenge
- The realization of Resonance involved both conceptual and technical challenges. The project sought to translate the abstract notion of resonance into a spatial condition while situating the installation within the cultural and environmental context of Yuejin Harbor. Drawing on the traditional concept of the Seven Luminaries, the work reinterprets cyclical celestial rhythms through a contemporary light environment, balancing symbolic meaning with direct public experience. The construction process required a carefully coordinated sequence of fabrication and assembly.
- Realization and Technology
- The installation is set in the waters of Yuejin Port, positioned 460 cm from the shoreline and extending into the adjacent land area. It measures 784 cm in total width and 480 cm in overall depth, with a primary structural footprint of 380 cm by 300 cm and a height of 460 cm. The structure is composed of modular black iron units in three different sizes, assembled on site. White nylon ropes are wound through the grooves of the black iron plates, integrating light with the surrounding environment.
- Operation and Interaction
- The lighting plan centers on the primary structure and the water-land interface. Each structural unit is fitted with two fixed LED light strips. Ten black iron light poles (diameter 2.5 cm, height 60-120 cm) are distributed across the water and shoreline, with five welded to the structure and five installed on land, all equipped with LED light strips. Lighting is organized into three zones: primary, water, and land, creating layered visual experiences. From afar, the installation reads as a unified rhythmic composition. At mid range, sequences of light waves become visible. Up close, light filters through the woven rope structure, producing subtle shadows.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started and was completed in January 2026 in Tainan, and was exhibited at the Yuejin Lantern Festival from February to March 2026.
- Specifications
- Width 380 cm x Depth 300 cm x Height 460 cm
- Keywords
- Resonance, light installation, floating light installation, Seven Luminaries, modular steel structure, cyclic light rhythms, immersive spatial experience, Yuejin Lantern Festival, spatial resonance
