BLUE CORRIDOR
Fleeting silhouettes of whales traversing along Sydney’s coastline reveal glimpses of superhighways that transcend equator lines. Navigating in pods, the annual pilgrimage of the ocean’s most majestic sentinels serves as the inspiration for BLUE CORRIDOR.
Movement is explored in every piece. Settings are choreographed at varying heights to capture the synchronisation of drifting pods. Three dimensional forms echo the twist of breached flukes and fluid lines trace migratory patterns. Pear-shaped diamonds symbolise the whale’s form whilst Australian sapphires are akin to the ink-blue depths of the ocean.
TALENT: ASTRID HOLLER
PHOTOGRAPHER & DIRECTOR: ALICE WESLEY-SMITH
BEAUTY: NISHA VAN BERKEL
COMPOSER: MARA SCHWERDTFEGER
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DIAMOND CORRIDOR
Embarking in pods on their journey, the Corridor story reveres the whales’ innate sense of community and complex social worlds. Fluid lines trace whale’s migratory patterns, cradling pear-shaped stones that embody their form. Choreographed at varying heights, settings capture the synchronisation of drifting pods.
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WHALE
Whale pendants echo the graceful twist of breached flukes in three-dimensional form. Each meticulously laser-cut from precious sheet metal and carefully folded by hand, they capture the ephemeral moment when a whale emerges from Sydney’s coastal waves.
To safeguard these precious sentinels, twenty percent of all Whale story sales will be directed towards the Australian Marine Conservation Society, founding partner of The Xanthe Project™.
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BALEEN
The streamlined links in Baleen chains derive inspiration from a whale's form, elongated and invisibly riveted together to enable a seamless, fluid motion.
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AUSTRALIAN SAPPHIRES
Fluid lines trace whales’ migratory patterns, crafting settings for pear-shaped Australian sapphires that embody their form. The gemstone’s hue is akin to the ink-blue depths of the ocean.