Tide and Stream
Tide and Stream is an artistic installation created for a building in Guangzhou. The upper transparent part represents the tide, standing for things brought to Guangzhou from other places. Its colorful elements are intended to attract young people. The lower metal part stands for the stream, representing local inland things that are strong and rich in meaning. Characters that carry Cantonese culture and the life attitude of Guangzhou people are shown there as movable type plates. The installation is made of champagne gold stainless steel, transparent acrylic and silkscreen stainless steel.
Tide and Stream Artistic Installation by Huifeng Lin was featured as an outstanding representation of communication design by the A' Design Award & Competition. Tide and Stream Artistic Installation earned the Silver A' Design Award in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design in 2020. The A' Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Award is a highly prestigious international design accolade that honors exceptional design of sculptures, paintings, installations, photographs, drawings, mixed media works, ceramics, art objects, craftworks and more.
