The collection of objects is intended to represent the elements which are collected in the Library.
The object is categorised in the library by identifying the first chemical element of its chemical formula, and ordering it by atomic mass, ie the Periodic Table.
The objects are embedded into the Library using the phase change process, melting and casting, and burning and dripping, an investigation into how these mundane objects could transform.
An example: Tin (Sn) from one object melted and poured into the cast of another object - a matchbox (Ph). There is a story relating the chemicals and the canal - up until 1888 white phosphorus was used on the tips of the matches at the Bryant and May match factory, which severely affected the health of the women employees. The factory was located at Bow along the River Lea, part of London's canal system. The 'match girls' organised into a union and striked, and were eventually successful in bettering their conditions.
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