Emotion Protocol
Emotion Protocol Kinetic Installation by Zhenglong Yang is a winner of the 2025 Iron A' Design Award in Installation Design.
Emotion Protocol is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations.
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Emotion Protocol is a kinetic installation that features multiple four-faced Buddha heads mounted on rotating mechanisms. Each head, inspired by traditional Buddhist statuary, is equipped with a motor that allows it to rotate in a programmed pattern. The synchronized movement of the heads produces a dynamic visual display, highlighting the contrast between traditional forms and modern mechanics.
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Emotion Protocol by Zhenglong Yang
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Installation Design Award Winner in 2025.
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Emotion Protocol Kinetic Installation
Emotion Protocol is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Emotion Protocol is expected to be a highly-regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Emotion Protocol is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Winner Designer
Zhenglong Yang
Ziggy (Zhenglong Yang) is an installation artist born and raised in Xi'an, China, living and working in New York. He holds dual master's degrees in Interior Design from Pratt Institute and Interactive Telecommunications Program from New York University. His work delves into the contrast between the cold, emotionless nature of machines and the inherent emotional complexities of human beings. It responds to his experiences growing up in an Eastern cultural environment that emphasized emotional restraint, collectivism, societal expectations, and the integration of Buddhism and Taoism beliefs. Ziggy’s installations are often kinetic and interactive, employing programmable physical computing and emerging technologies. His works typically incorporate machine components, digital fabrication methods, and synthetic materials. Through these creations, Ziggy seeks to explore the boundaries of human connection, encouraging viewers to embrace their humanity, confront their upbringing, and reconcile with the influences that have shaped them.
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