Skystation Ibhentshi Sculptural ngu-Peter Newman

Umdwebo Skystation Ibhentshi Sculptural ngu-Peter Newman ungumnqobi ohlonishwa kakhulu womklomelo odumile we-2023 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Esigabeni Somncintiswano se-Ifenisha Yasemgwaqeni.

IsilivaIfenisha Yasemgwaqeni· 2023

Skystation Ibhentshi Sculptural

ngu Peter Newman

Iklayenti: Peter Newman Studio

Umnqobi we-Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Esigabeni se-Ifenisha Yasemgwaqeni

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Mayelana ne-Skystation Ibhentshi Sculptural

I-Skystation iyisithombe esibaziwe esisebenzisanayo esihlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala yomphakathi. Amakhonsathi omsebenzi aklanyelwe ukulingana nesimo somuntu ohlezi ehlezi futhi akhuthaze ukucabanga ngesibhakabhaka. Izihlalo ezinikezayo ziyefana nalokho i-NASA ekubiza ngokuthi I-Neutral Body Posture, okuyisimo umzimba obuyela kuso lapho ukhululekile ethonyeni lamandla adonsela phansi. I-Skystation idala ithuba lokumisa isikhashana, ukuzindla kanye nokuxhumana endaweni yomphakathi. Iphefumulelwe umbono wesimanje wefomu lilandela umsebenzi. Kunomphumela ozenzakalelayo wokwenza izingxoxo phakathi kwabantu ongabazi zicishe zigwemeke.

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Mayelana ne-Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Skystation Ibhentshi Sculptural iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Skystation Ibhentshi Sculptural ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Skystation Ibhentshi Sculptural iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

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Izici Ezihlukile: 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.
Izilinganiso Nokupakisha: 4100mm x 4100mm x 675mm
Amathegi: Skystation, sculpture, bench, public art, installation, seating
Ubuchwepheshe Bokukhiqiza: 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.
Inselele Yokudweba: 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.
Ucwaningo: 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.
Ugqozi: 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.
Ubude Bephrojekthi: Permanent installation at Canary Wharf, London.
Ukuhamba Kokusebenza: 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.
Amakhredithi Ezithombe: 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