Life Science Code Monumentum ab Takumi Takahashi

Opus Life Science Code Monumentum a designatore Takumi Takahashi est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2025 Praemium A' Design Award Platinum in Categoria Certaminis Ars Pulchra.

PlatinumArs Pulchra· 2025

Life Science Code Monumentum

a Takumi Takahashi

Cliens: Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Platinum in Categoria Ars Pulchra

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De Life Science Code Monumentum

Hoc monumentum memoriam Scientiae Vitae exprimit, fundatam in sequentia genomatis DNA, ipso fundamento Scientiae Vitae. Genoma est memoria vitae ab originibus ad praesens, et monumentum res naturales quae homines nutrierunt incorporat, nec non artificium per aetates in Iaponia traditum, ut vestigia vitae. Origines tangens quas homines accumularunt, monumentum mysteria scientiae vitae per memorias humanas patefacta incarnat.

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De Praemium A' Design Award Platinum

Life Science Code Monumentum victor est Praemii A' Design Award Platinum, honoris amplissimi formis vere eximiis, elegantibus et magnificis dati. Victores Platini miracula creationis sunt, testimonia finium ingenii inventivi, et industriam inaequabilem auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur has formas opera celeberrima fore, quae aetatis venustatem definiant, ad societatis salutem conferant et fines artis, scientiae, formandi et technologiae promoveant. Life Science Code Monumentum excellentiam transcendentem exhibet et utilibus proprietatibus mundum meliorem reddit. Life Science Code Monumentum opus est Praemio A' Design Award Platino victum, quod cupiditates excitat, animos incitat, delectat et magnum gaudium creat.

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Fasciculus Nuntii

Merita, sodales gregis et singula technica a designatore praebita.

Proprietates Singulares: Chugai Pharmaceutical's Life Science Park commissioned a monument to convey the mysteries and unknown possibilities of life science. As life science now drives drug creation by unlocking genomic information from human DNA, the monument compiles diverse memories etched in our DNA. This includes natural materials evoking Life and materials created by human hands, representing Science, aiming to embody the essence and potential of life science.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: This 6m x 1.5m x 2.2m monument embodies human and Earth memories. Its design, based on the human genome sequence, integrates diverse materials: ancient stones, local flora, native trees and medicinal herbs. A transparent stone base, evoking water as the source of life, is illuminated from within, highlighting the genome's varied expressions. The DNA derived design reveals life's mystery through shifting perspectives.
Notulae: monument, life science, design, Art, hakuten, memory, Life Science Code
Technologia Productionis: This monument crystallizes memories from nature, technology, and culture, archiving them for future generations. It juxtaposes normally incompatible memories, creating a unique landscape and prompting reflection on sustainability. Wood scraps were recycled into furniture, and metal scraps were reused, embodying circularity.
Provocatio Designandi: This monument, while not directly generating profit, aims to inspire and provide spiritual support to life science researchers. It expresses the invisible mysteries of life science, a field filled with the unexplained, where researchers strive to improve human well-being. By touching the depths of people's hearts, this monument hopes to bring color and inspiration to their work, supporting their challenge against the mysterious world of life science.
Investigatio: We were deeply moved to realize that our own DNA contains the inherited memories of the earth. Therefore, we carefully investigated various memories up to now, and collected a wide variety of memories, including natural objects created over a long period of time, human culture and technology, and memories of Chugai's pharmaceuticals.
Inspiratio: Chugai's Life Science Park commissioned a monument to convey life science's profound mysteries. The design, mirroring drug creation through genome analysis, uses human genome sequences. The resulting patterns evoke life's beauty and complexity, encoding evolution and human essence. Integrating time-nurtured memories, the monument embodies life's enigmatic mystery. It stands as a testament to the intricate and beautiful nature of life, revealed through the very code that defines us.
Duratio Operis: This project was completed in May 2024
It is located at Chugai's new research facility in Totsuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
Cursus Operationis: Researchers viewing this monument can draw inspiration from its unique landscape, filled with memories from nature, technology, and culture. Viewers' reflections become part of the monument, symbolizing the present moment alongside diverse memories. It aims to convey that genomes exist within us, hinting at unknown possibilities.
Membra Turmae: Design：Takumi Takahashi, HAKUTEN
Structural design : Naoki Iwama, Iwama Design
Metal hardware design and production : Kenichi Ochiai, Ochiai Seisakusho
Creative direction for the forest : Chikako Kadoi, Bears Dance in the Hida Forest
Product Management : Kumazaki Kohei, HAKUTEN
Produce : Masako Takahama, HAKUTEN
Agnitiones Imaginum: Photo by :Nacasa ＆ Partners Inc. | Akira Arai