Bronze Installation Design · 2026
Hsinchu Scroll Interaction Installation
by Shyang Wang
- A' Design Award 2026 Bronze Winner in Installation Design
- Awarded April 15, 2026
- CLIENT: Cultural Affairs Bureau of Hsinchu City
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 8,135
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About Hsinchu Scroll Interaction Installation
Hsinchu Scroll is an interactive installation created for an exhibition in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. The design adapts the traditional Chinese handscroll into a spatial journey through two galleries, each measuring about 30 by 15 meters with a ceiling height of 5 meters. Infrared depth sensors track visitor movement and trigger real-time calligraphy and flowing water effects. Lightweight modular screen structures and high-gain projection fabric support large-scale digital projections. In a final zone, visitors leave digital calligraphic marks and join the evolving exhibition.
Cultural Affairs Bureau of Hsinchu City's Hsinchu Scroll Interaction Installation embodies a sophisticated synthesis of digital media and architectural intervention that positions experiential design at the intersection of contemporary installation practice and traditional spatial storytelling, invoking lineages that extend from immersive panoramas and environmental theaters through expanded cinema experiments to present-day media architecture and interactive exhibition design. The work demonstrates compositional intelligence through its carefully calibrated tension between flowing organic projection and geometric constructed framework, establishing a visual dialogue between dematerialized luminous atmosphere and tangible material structure that encourages visitors to navigate the threshold between these contrasting experiential registers. The chromatic achievement centers on the masterful deployment of analogous yellow-green to blue-green hues that evoke dense vegetation, filtered natural light, or aquatic environments, creating an enveloping atmospheric condition that transforms the architectural container into otherworldly refuge while maintaining sufficient tonal variation and rhythmic saturation shifts to sustain visual interest and spatial articulation across the extended viewing duration typical of ambulatory installation engagement. The technical facility evident in the seamless integration of projection mapping technology with curved architectural surfaces demonstrates sophisticated understanding of optical geometry and spatial perception, while the timber framework construction exhibits craftsmanship in joinery, proportion, and material selection that provides essential haptic grounding and human-scale reference within the otherwise ethereal chromatic environment. Particularly accomplished passages include the specular reflections in the polished floor that multiply and diffuse the projected imagery, creating vertical spatial extension and phenomenological ambiguity about boundary and containment, and the subtle gradations within the green-dominant projection that suggest depth, movement, and organic vitality without resolving into literal representation. The work explores thematic territory around human relationship with natural environments, the capacity of digital media to evoke organic and biophilic sensations within built space, the transformation of architectural volume through light and color, and the phenomenology of immersive spatial experience where viewer transitions from observer to participant through embodied movement and multisensory engagement. The installation invites consideration of how contemporary technology can create sanctuary-like conditions that reference traditional garden spaces or natural refuges, how geometric order and organic fluidity might coexist in productive tension, and how scale, material, light, and circulation choreography collaborate to construct experiential narratives that unfold through time and movement rather than static contemplation, encouraging each visitor to discover their own pathway through this carefully orchestrated environment and reflect upon the continuing human need for spaces of wonder, contemplation, and sensory immersion.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- This project establishes a new exhibition paradigm by transforming the traditional Chinese handscroll into a real-time, co-authored urban simulation system.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The exhibition spans two primary galleries, each measuring approximately 30 Meter x 15 Meter with a ceiling height of 5 Meter, providing a combined immersive volume designed for large-scale digital projections.
- Tags
- Digital scroll, Interaction Art, Techno-art, Hsinchu City, Chinese Art Exhibition, Media Art
- Production Technology
- To bridge traditional culture with technology, the project employs Infrared depth sensors and tracking to capture visitor movements, triggering real-time interactive calligraphy and "flowing water" effects. The physical installation uses lightweight, modular screen structures and high-gain projection fabric to ensure visual clarity while maintaining a flexible, eco-friendly exhibition layout.
- Design Challenge
- Technical Scarcity in Traditional Ink Wash Representation: While digital tools abound for Western art, sophisticated frameworks for translating the atmospheric, rhythmic brushwork of traditional Chinese landscape painting into dynamic digital media remain scarce. The team conducted extensive research to develop shaders and fluid dynamics that honor the "spirit resonance" of classical ink, ensuring the digital output felt organic rather than synthetic. Computational Innovation in Urban Mapping: A significant innovation involved the computational synthesis of Hsinchu’s modern cityscapes with the compositional logic of the legendary Along the River During the Qingming Festival. This required massive real-time data processing and custom algorithms to weave contemporary urban memory into a seamless, unfolding digital scroll—transforming a static masterpiece into a living, generative metropolitan narrative. Cross-Institutional Strategic Collaboration: Bridging the operational cultures of a municipal city museum and a world-renowned institution like the National Palace Museum presented a complex logistical and creative challenge. The design had to satisfy high-level academic curation standards while remaining accessible and engaging for a local civic audience, ultimately establishing a new collaborative model for global-local cultural exchange.
- Project Duration
- This exhibition started on February 3 to May 10, 2026 in Hsinchu City Art Museum in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- The exhibition is structured as a progressive spatial journey through two expansive galleries about 3000 sq. Ft each. Upon entry, visitors follow a curated "scroll-like" flow, transitioning from historical garden aesthetics to a futuristic digital landscape. Interaction is multifaceted: infrared sensors and motion tracking trigger dynamic visual changes on the walls, simulating the "Meandering Water" banquet. In the dedicated tea and music zones, physical rituals are augmented by generative digital media, where the rhythm of the music and the steam from the tea influence the ambient digital projections. The flow concludes in an interactive co-creation zone, where visitors can leave digital calligraphic marks, effectively becoming part of the living exhibition.
- Research
- This challenge is critical as it addresses the broader issue of how non-Western aesthetic systems can survive and evolve within algorithm-driven digital environments.This research addresses the "Digital-Cultural Gap" by developing custom shaders that replicate the "Spirit Resonance" (Qi Yun) of classical ink wash painting. By integrating IR depth sensors and FFT acoustic analysis, the project creates a "living" environment where human movement and ambient sound directly influence generative visual output. The breakthrough lies in "Computational Urban Mapping"—synthesizing Hsinchu's high-tech architecture with the compositional logic of legendary masterpieces.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the traditional Chinese handscroll, this project reimagines the exhibition as an unfolding spatial experience rather than a static display. It transforms cultural memory into a continuous narrative journey, drawing from literati garden traditions of the Tang and Song eras and historic Hsinchu landmarks. By merging classical aesthetics with contemporary urban identity, the design bridges heritage and technology, creating an immersive and evolving cultural landscape.
- Image Credits
- Cultural Affairs Bureau of Hsinchu City
National Palace Museum, Taiwan
AMUS ART TECH Co., Ltd., Taipei