Synergia 2017（协同2017）

尺寸：宽15英尺，高8英尺

材料：可丽板，LED灯

Synergia是印第安纳大学布卢明顿分校IU Eskenaki艺术、建筑与设计学院的学生们在2017年春季和夏季以志愿者身份，在Jiangmei Wu的Folded Light Art设计工作室的指导下创作的一座公共亭子。该作品于2017年8月26日至11月26日在印第安纳州哥伦布的展览哥伦布展出，并安装在Eero Saarinen设计的北方基督教教堂的现场。

在印第安纳州哥伦布，Synergia位于Eero Saarinen设计的北方基督教教堂旁边。白天，Synergia中的光线的半透明品质暗示着从Saarinen建筑物周边传播的昏暗次要光线。夜晚，彩色LED灯进一步照亮Synergia，营造出短暂的氛围，同时Saarinen的混凝土外墙充当背景。

Synergia的生成种子是一种对称的填充多面体，当在交错的层中堆叠时，可以填充空间。这些多面体有五百多个，每个大约有二到三英尺，它们共同形成了拉长的六边形单元。这种六边形的几何形状回应了Saarinen的现代主义建筑的整体几何形状，同时也像生物形态，肥皂泡和晶体图案的发展一样，作为复杂多样结构的构建块。

在2018年3月，吴教授与两名承包商和一群志愿者合作，将Synergia装置从印第安纳州哥伦布的北方基督教教堂搬迁到印第安纳大学布卢明顿分校校园。志愿者包括吴教授的以前的学生Tristin Moore和Siqiao Gao，以及布卢明顿南高中的学生Dexter Wu-corts和Levy Burdine。这个位置位于Simon Hall、化学大楼、Lindley Hall和Kirkwood Hall之间的宜人安静的绿色空地。团队用了大约四天时间完成了工作。

虽然Synergia最初是为Eero Saarinen设计的北方基督教教堂的场地而设计的，但它也很适合IUB校园。白色纯净的几何形状与背景中的哥特式建筑风格形成对比。这个装置引起了经过该区域的学生和教职员工们的关注和好奇。例如，分子与细胞生物化学教授Adam Zlotnick带领整个班级前来参观这座亭子，因为Synergia的细胞结构与他们正在研究的病毒相似。还有一个例子，生物学学生Ari Williams在亭子里弹吉他时感到平静与宁静。他对于在有风的春天户外增强声学体验的亭子的细胞结构感到惊讶。

奖项：

LIT照明设计奖2019年，荣誉提名。

CODA奖项百强。

印第安纳大学布卢明顿分校（IUB）学生：Amy Cunningham，Marguerite Fisher-Heath，Siqiao Gao，Hannah Holloway，Kylie Knipscheer，Guanyao Li，Tristin Moore，Anna Mui，Ariana Nunes，Michelle Smith，Emma Walsh，Ye Wang，Zhanhua Yan，Simin Yu，Lu Zhang，Jin Zhu。

印第安纳大学普渡分校（IUPUI）学生：Aaron Berndt，Ryan Comer，Shweta Daule，Shantanu Sabade，Ashutosh Salunke，Pratik Shelke。

Jiangmei Wu特别感谢：我要感谢许多人，包括我在IUPUI工程技术学院的合作者Andres Tovar教授，以及他在ME59700课程中的学生们。同事们在IU SoAAD（Kelly Wilson，Marleen Newman，Peg Faimon，Ryan Mandell，Tai Rogers），展览哥伦布成员（Janice Shimizu，Josh Coggeshall，Anne Surak和Richard McCoy），哥伦布社区成员（Tricia Gilson，Jerry Karr，以及住在北方基督教教堂附近，帮助每晚确保灯光正常的“比尔”），以及我最忠诚的学生Tristin Moore和Guanyao Li。

关于Synergia的研究，请参阅以下文章：

Wu, J., Inchbald, G. (2018). Folding Space Filling Bisymmetric Hendecahedrons for Large Scale Art Installation. Torrence, E., Torrence, B., Séquin, C. & Fenyvesi, K. (Eds.), Proceedings of Bridges 2018: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science, pp. 483-486, Phoenix, Arizona: Tessellation Publishing.

照片由Tony Vasquez提供。

Synergia 2017

Synergia

2017

Width 15', Height 8'

Coroplast, LED

Installed on the site of Eero Saarinen’s North Christian Church in Columbus, Synergia is a public pavilion by the students of the IU Eskenaki School of Art, Architectuare + Design in Bloomington, who were directed by Jiangmei Wu of Folded Light Art in her design studio in Spring 2017 and in the summer of 2017 as volunteers. Synergia is open to the public at Exhibit Columbus between August 26th and November 26th, 2017 in Columbus, Indiana.

Sitting next to Eero Saarinen’s North Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana, the translucent quality of the light found in Synergia in the daylight alludes to the hushed secondary light radiating from the perimeter of Saarinen’s structure. Colored LEDs further illuminate Synergia at night, creating an ephemeral atmosphere as Saarinen’s concrete façade serves as a backdrop.

The generative seed for Synergia is a bisymmetric space-filling polyhedron that tessellates the space when stacked in interlocking layers. Over five hundred of the polyhedrons, measuring about two to three feet each, work together to form elongated hexagonal units. This hexagon geometry echoes the overall geometry of Saarinen’s mid-century modernist architecture and at the same time serves as the building block of a complex and diverse structure in a way that is similar to the development of biological forms, soap bubbles, and crystal patterns.

In March 2018, Wu worked with two contractors and a group of volunteers to move the Synergia installation from the North Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana to the Indiana University Bloomington campus. The volunteers included Wu's former students Tristin Moore and Siqiao Gao, and Bloomington High School South students Dexter Wu-corts and Levy Burdine. The site was the nice and quiet green space between the Simon Hall, Chemistry building, the Lindley Hall, and the Kirkwood Hall. It took the team about four days to complete the job.

While Synergia was originally designed for the site at the North Christian Church designed by Eero Saarinen, it also fitted well on IUB campus. The white pristine geometry worked in contrast with the Collegiate Gothic style structures in the background. The installation definitely had caught the eyes and curiosities of students and faculty who happened to walk by the area. For one instance, Molecular and Celluar Biochemistry professor Adam Zlotnick took his entire class to see the pavilion as Synergia’s cellular structure resembled the viruses they had been studying. For another instance, biology student Ari Williams, found peace and serenity in the pavilion while playing some guitar. He was amazed at how the cellular structure enhanced the acoustic experience outdoor on windy spring days.

Awards:

Honorable Mention. LIT Lighting Design Awards 2019.

CODAAwards Top 100

IUB Students: Amy Cunningham, Marguerite Fisher-Heath, Siqiao Gao, Hannah Holloway, Kylie Knipscheer, Guanyao Li, Tristin Moore, Anna Mui, Ariana Nunes, Michelle Smith, Emma Walsh, Ye Wang, Zhanhua Yan, Simin Yu, Lu Zhang, Jin Zhu

IUPUI Students: Aaron Berndt, Ryan Comer, Shweta Daule, Shantanu Sabade, Ashutosh Salunke, Pratik Shelke

Special thanks from Jiangmei Wu: I would like to thank many individuals, including my collaborator Professor Andres Tovar of IUPUI School of Engineer and Technology, and his students in ME59700 course. My colleagues at IU SoAAD (Kelly Wilson, Marleen Newman, Peg Faimon, Ryan Mandell, Tai Rogers), Exhibit Columbus members (Janice Shimizu, Josh Coggeshall, Anne Surak, and Richard McCoy), community members of Columbus (Tricia Gilson, Jerry Karr, and “Bill” who lives near the North Christian Church and who is helping to ensure that the lights are on every night), and my most dedicated students Tristin Moore and Guanyao Li.

For research on Synergia, check out this article:

Wu, J., Inchbald, G. (2018). Folding Space Filling Bisymmetric Hendecahedrons for Large Scale Art Installation. Torrence, E., Torrence, B., Séquin, C. & Fenyvesi, K. (Eds.), Proceedings of Bridges 2018: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science, pp. 483-486, Phoenix, Arizona: Tessellation Publishing.

Photo Courtesy of Tony Vasquez.