Skystation Nofoa Fa'atagata e Peter Newman

O le mamanu Skystation Nofoa Fa'atagata e Peter Newman o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2023 A' Design Award Ario i le Vaega Tauva Meafale Auala.

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Skystation Nofoa Fa'atagata

na mamanuina e Peter Newman

Tagata Fa'atau: Peter Newman Studio

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Ario i le Vaega Meafale Auala

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia Skystation Nofoa Fa'atagata

O le Skystation o se fa'atagata feso'ota'i e maua ai fo'i ni nofoa fa'alaua'itele. O kosi o le galuega ua mamanuina ina ia fetaui ma foliga o le tagata taoto ma faʻamalosia le mafaufau i le lagi. O le nofoa o loʻo tuʻuina atu e tutusa ma le mea e taʻua e le NASA o le Neutral Body Posture, o le foliga lea e toe foʻi i ai le tino pe a saoloto mai aafiaga o le kalave. Skystation e maua ai se avanoa e malolo ai, mafaufau ma fegalegaleaiga i totonu o le malo lautele. E fa'aosofia e le manatu fa'aonaponei o le fomu e mulimuli i galuega. E i ai le aafiaga faʻafuaseʻi o le faia o talanoaga i le va o tagata ese e toetoe lava a le maalofia.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Skystation Nofoa Fa'atagata, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Skystation Nofoa Fa'atagata e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Skystation Nofoa Fa'atagata o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

I Tua o le Mamanu

Pepa Fa'asalalau

Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa: Skystation is an interactive sculpture that also provides some public seating. The contours of the work are designed to fit the reclining human form and encourage contemplation of the sky.
The seating it provides is similar to what NASA calls Neutral Body Posture, which is the shape the body returns to when free from the influence of gravity. Skystation creates an opportunity for pause, reflection and interaction within the public realm. Conversations between strangers are almost inevitable.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i: 4100mm x 4100mm x 675mm
Fa'ailoga: Skystation, sculpture, bench, public art, installation, seating
Tekonolosi Gaosiga: Cast aluminium bronze, brushed satin finish.
Six segments were sand cast and precision cut, to align together on a stainless steel sub-structure. Assembled together on site.
Lu'itau o le Mamanu: To realise the design as a permanent installation required production in a material that would last a long time and was in keeping with the aesthetic of the work.
Aluminium bronze is a material used in the marine environment due to its resistance to corrosion and seems fitting in redeveloped wharf of London.
A golden disk also has a symbolic association with the sun and the sky going back to antiquity.
The colour introduces a warm tone among the cool steel that characterises the district.
Su'esu'ega: Real world research was done with life size seating profiles, tested by a large number of volunteers, to be as comfortable as possible to a wide range of people lying down.
The chosen profile was then spun through 360 degrees and refined into a sculpture form.
Fibreglass prototypes of the finished sculpture were installed in various public locations. This has shown the positive impact of introducing an interactive sculpture into the pubic realm. It appeals to all ages and serves as a place-making element and encourages social interaction.
Fa'aosofia: Inspired by the LC4 chaise-longue, by Le Corbusier, Perriand and Jeanneret and the modernist idea of form follows function.
Looking upwards is inherently optimistic, and something akin to thinking about the future. Cognitive research suggests we do our best thinking lying down.
Umi o le Poloketi: Permanent installation at Canary Wharf, London.
Fa'agasologa o Galuega: The sculpture can be used for sitting and lying down by up to 12 people. Although designed with adults in mind, children find the most inventive ways to interact with the shape.
Fa'aaloaloga o Ata: Image #1: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #2: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #3: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #4: Photographer Peter Newman, Skystation 2022
Image #5: Photographer Google Landsat / Copernicus, Canary Wharf 2022