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Gemfields is a world leading supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones. They specialise in the mining and marketing of emeralds, rubies and amethysts from some of the finest sources in the world. Gemfiels is proud of their leadership position and continually work to improve the awareness and delivery of sustainability within their industry all the way through to the end consumer. Their approach has always been progressive and unconventional. They are a young, dynamic company and support raw emerging talent wherever possible, working with cutting-edge designers as well as some of the most iconic brands.
Designer Dan Tobin Smith and The Experience Machine present VOID, a multi-sensory spatial installation at Collin's Theatre, Islington.
Tobin Smith has collaborated with The Experience Machine and Gemfields to create an environmental installation exploring the physical boundaries found within the worlds of natural inclusions in gemstones. The formation of these stones is a rare geological process, with each unique example being a ‘one of a kind’ combination of material trapped inside a mineral during formation. Tobin Smith magnifies these tiny microcosms to discover abstract, galaxy-like structures – hidden worlds contained within the size of a fingertip.
The installation considers the concept of containment and relative scale, employing spatial design to explore the natural borders formed within these unique minerals’ arrangements. By translating moving image into a contained physical form and scoring the experience with harmonised layers of the human voice by female electronic drone choir NYX, visitors are invited to enter within the portrait of a gemstone’s natural inclusion. The space directs the audience to lose their tangible location and immerse themselves between blurring boundaries of nature, experience and design.
Supported by Gemfields.
