The Jewelled Moon Theatre Company directed by Holly Jade O'Leary were commissioned by The Library private members' club to stage an event to raise awareness about Fairtrade gold.
TV presenter, cultural journalist and SOAS lecturer Emma Dabiri starred in unique textile art couture created using reclaimed materials, styled with ethical fine jewellery by Lily Flo Jewellery, photographed by Alessia Chinazzo.
The Story of the Fairy Foxes With Wings of the Night Mists is a Ugandan folk tale. We illuminated the ethical jewellery industry, encouraging consumers to examine the provenance of their adornments.
Irish-Nigerian writer and presenter Emma Dabiri covers a wide range of subjects, from explorations of Afrofuturism fusing technology and science with folklore and mythology, for BBC Radio 4, to publishing 'Don't Touch My Hair, exploring the politics of black girls and confidently setting an example for young girls.
In The Story of the Fairy Foxes with Wings of the Night Mists, a Ugandan fairytale is adapted as we raise awareness about the Gold Kacha project jeweller Greg Valerio is staging in Busia district, Uganda, installing Mercury free gold extractor machines on behalf of Environmental Women for Action and Development.
Emma kindly modelled for this photoshoot, with ethical jewellery by Lily Flo Jewellery, and textile couture created using reclaimed materials in a photoshoot to highlight the prevalence of Mercury and Cyanide which have a toxic effect on the nervous system, in the mining extraction process, generational child labour, and the 150 million artisanal miners across the world, many who only receive a subsistent wage. The jewellery industry still remains largely unregulated - we ask for people to ask at the counter whether their jewellery is certified Fairtrade, or offers a traceable and transparent supply chain?
