Blue Phoenix

PrizeOfficial Selection in Create (art)
CompanyYen Ting Cho Studio
ArtistDr Yen-Ting Cho
CategoryProfessional
Design TeamCo-director: Jamie Gilham, Software developer: Yen-Ling Kuo and Yen-Ting Yeh, Design Assistent: Yu-Ting Li & Cheng-Lin Lee
Credit(c) YEN TING CHO 2022. Photography: Cory Ju
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‘Blue Phoenix’ is a sculpture comprising interlocked aluminium parts coated with a digitally-printed pattern fixed to a discrete base. Created in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and global conflict, this work celebrates life and progress in troubled and unpredictable times. It uses a rotating rod-like structure, as if a bird is opening its wings. The rich colours and changing appearance of the sculpture when viewed from different angles symbolize the imprints of hardships that humans endure; ultimately, however, we rise phoenix-like to welcome the new dawn.