Shared Magma

The exhibit highlights the historical, geological, and environmental stories surrounding cumberlandite, Rhode Island's state rock. The exhibit follows threads from billions of years ago when cumberlandite was formed beneath the Earth's crust, weaving art and artifacts to narrate a story about the Earth, and two friends. The exhibition showcases the intersection between this shared geology and Eriksson's decades-long friendship with Ness. Viewers can visualize the connection between Sweden and Rhode Island by observing the rocks on display and reading letters Kajsa Eriksson and Robin Wheelwright Ness wrote to each other during the early years of their friendship.