In an oyster shell

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In an oyster shell

Published on Dec 22, 2018

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Our estrangement with the planet during the past tiny fraction of its history is what this project draws upon, aiming to bring about some insight on how the world around us is made—which is essentially the first step in taking good care of the Earth. Through a material exploration of lime—one of the oldest known materials, found all around us in concrete, toothpaste, even tap water—we are taken back in history when limestone was initially formed by the shell of a tiny humble oyster. This auditory experience is designed to help us listen to the material’s very soul by revealing how an oyster shell—in the form of lime—is indeed one of the most critical contributors to human civilisation through its myriad uses. In an oyster shell is a tribute to the frailty of the colour white as seen in the Cyclades: a complex of Greek islands in the Aegean sea, de ned by the use of limewash in their vernacular architecture.

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