TAICHUNG, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Taichung World Flora Expo, running from Nov. 3 through April 24, 2019, features the largest mechanical flower installation on earth, “The Sound of Blooming,” at its Forest Expo Site.
At 15m high, “The Sound of Blooming” is a sphere-shaped installation composed of a total of 697 mechanical flowers. Equipped with electric motor, lighting and sound system, as well as over 170,000 components, the installation flows along the changing of natural light, electronic lights, and music tempo.
In addition, the mechanical flowers’ movements are designed to simulate plants and animals, and move in accordance to the changing of daylight and wind. Group parameters are also added to enable the installation to interpret the flow of wind, the swing of flowers, and the gathering of people to bring viewers visual, sensual, and sound experience.
According to Taichung City Mayor Lin Chia-lung, the flora expo is an urban movement that turns Taichung into a garden city and enhances aesthetic appreciation of Taichung residents. Under the theme “The Sound of Blooming,” the expo seeks to encourage the public to have a break from the hustle and bustle of the city, and listen to the sound of blooming and nature.
“The Sound of Blooming” is created by Luxury Logico in collaboration with twelve Taichung-based companies and institutes, including Hiwin Technologies Corp., HIWIN MIKROSYSTEM, EARTHPOWER, REIJU Construction Co., Ltd., Li Ming Machinery Co., Ltd., Philips Lighting, Taiwan, Kuan Yuan Paper, Ji-feng Sheet Metal Corp., Ta Chen Fong umbrella Co., Ltd, the Cultural Foundation of Taichung City Government, College of Artificial Intelligence of Asia University, and China Medical University.
Established in 2010, Luxury Logico is an interdisciplinary group formed by Chang Geng-hwa, Chang Keng-hau, Lin Kun-ying, and Chen Chih-chien. The group’s works, which are mostly simplistic in style, take inspiration from natural environments to explore humanity and society, and further find the balance between technology and humanity.
The installation is also the last project left by Chang Keng-hau, who handcrafted the mechanical flower before he died of cancer.
The installation is performed on a half-hourly basis, with each session featuring movements accompanied on parameters, sounds, and music. The sound session, for example, presents sounds of forests and streams flowing into the sea, as well as the flapping sound of birds flocking.
