Silver Town, London

For Thin Air, we transformed the industrial expanse of The Beams into an immersive exhibition exploring the relationship between light, sound, and space. Working within the existing fabric of the building, we reconfigured the layout to form a continuous circular route, cutting new openings through brick walls and constructing temporary partitions to guide visitors through the installations.

To create the blackout conditions required for the light-based works, we fabricated and installed bespoke window coverings — some spanning up to four metres by two metres — ensuring complete control over illumination throughout the exhibition. Acoustic management was also critical: we integrated soundproofing elements and concealed technical areas, allowing the artworks to operate independently without interference or sound bleed between spaces.

For the artists and production teams, we built exhibition hides, concealed storage zones, and bespoke staging platforms to house projection and lighting equipment. These interventions were designed to disappear within the environment — practical but visually unobtrusive — maintaining the immersive quality of each installation.

The exhibition itself brought together seven leading international artists and collectives, including 404.zero, Robert Henke, Kimchi and Chips with Rosa Menkman, James Clar, Matthew Schreiber, and the UCLA Arts Conditional Studio. Across more than 55,000 square feet, the works transformed the former factory into a landscape of algorithmic light, evolving sound, and sensory architecture. Thin Air blurred the line between digital art and physical space — and our build played a crucial role in enabling that transformation, marrying technical precision with the building’s industrial character