Flower Fountain
Public Art; LED Sculpture; Site-Specific Media Art
Public Art; LED Sculpture; Site-Specific Media Art
In collaboration with Ralux (LED sculpture fabrication and on-site installation)
Flower Fountain transforms the nighttime landscape of Uiam Neighborhood Park in Chuncheon into an imagined garden of light.
Inspired by lotus flowers, Japanese irises, and canola blossoms found around Lake Uiam, we reinterpret the region's ecological landscape through AI-generated moving images displayed on a fountain-shaped LED sculpture. Rather than reproducing botanical forms, the work evokes cycles of blooming, fading, and renewal through surreal, storybook-like imagery.
As the moving images unfold across its curved surface, the sculpture becomes a luminous presence within the park, inviting visitors into a landscape between dream and reality. The work reimagines the lakeside environment as a nighttime landmark reflecting Chuncheon's relationship with nature and water.
Created using generative AI, the moving-image sequences transform familiar botanical forms into an imagined visual world. Lotus flowers, Japanese irises, and canola blossoms become the starting points for surreal transformations of color, texture, and movement.
Through shifting compositions and cycles of emergence and disappearance, the imagery evokes the rhythms of plant life while creating a dreamlike garden that moves beyond naturalistic representation.
The sculpture's nonuniform curved LED surface required adjustments to image coordinates and mapping techniques to maintain visual consistency across its changing geometry.
Our research also explored gradual blending at the display's circumferential seam to reduce visible discontinuities. Together, these processes support the integration of moving images with the sculpture's three-dimensional form.
Artist / Creative Direction & Moving Images: Sanglim Han
Project Management: Won Ho Jeong
LED Sculpture Fabrication & Installation: Ralux
Year: 2025
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