∞ Blue (Infinity Blue) is an immersive, 20-tonne installation that pays homage to cyanobacteria, one of the world’s smallest living beings. It is the centrepiece of Invisible Worlds, a major new permanent exhibition at the home of the famous Biomes in Cornwall.

∞ Blue was created by the acclaimed duo Studio Swine (Super Wide Interdisciplinary New Explorers), Japanese architect Azusa Murakami and British artist Alexander Groves.

The spectacular new structure contains 32 cannons which project scented vapour rings into the exhibition space of the newly-renovated Core education building. On the surface of the work, deep blue clay and oxide glazes reflect local mining history and the necessity for oxygen in the process. The textural pattern on the ceramic tiles emerges from an algorithm based on reaction-diffusion systems found in creatures from zebras to coral.

The scent of the vapour tells a layered, 4.5 billion-year history of the atmosphere. Studio Swine collaborated with Paris-based perfume house Givaudan to develop fragrances inspired by the installation, using the aromas of primordial worlds as a starting point for new sensual experiences.

Film is an integral component of Studio Swine’s practice. Accompanying the sculpture will be a film directed by the artists in collaboration with Petr Krejčí. The film charts the artwork’s origins in the sea off the Cornish coast in otherworldly, sci-fi-inspired cinematography.

Futurecity was selected by Eden Project to curate a commission the artwork for Invisible Worlds, a five-year programme of activities, events and experiments which opened in May 2018. The exhibition reveals the untold and unseen stories of our planet beyond our senses: too big, too small, too fast, too slow and too far away in space and time.

Invisible Worlds is supported by the Wellcome Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and the Sackler Foundation.