Fumu is part of a series of pieces inspired by the surrounding landscape, shaped for generations by coal mining. In these regions, the mine was more than just a job: it became a core part of collective identity, shaping towns, transportation networks, and a shared memory built around the effort underground.
 
The coal that inspires this collection has a fascinating story: it formed between 300 and 360 million years ago, during the Carboniferous period of the Paleozoic era. At that time, vast tropical swamp forests covered these lands, storing enormous amounts of carbon dioxide.
When these forests collapsed and were buried under layers of sediment, the pressure and heat underground transformed them into coal seams seams that centuries later would fuel the mining culture of the region.
 
It’s a chain of transformations: from forest to sediment, from sediment to coal, from coal to mining, and from mining to the memory that now forms part of this land’s identity.
 
The collection invites anyone who observes or uses it to connect, even for a moment, with this long story that links geology, labor, and landscape.