Tobin Smith transformed his East London studio into ‘The First Law of Kipple,’ an immersive and vibrant installation comprising thousands of colour-coated objects.The various cluttered items were collected by both the artist and from public donations amassed from a social media announcement, bringing together an expansive range of stories, subjects and shapes.
The sweeping arrangement turned the space into a sea of graduated colour. The work references the fictional concept of ‘Kipple’, as described by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,’ later adapted into the film ‘Blade Runner’. The fictional word ‘Kipple’ is used to describe useless, pointless objects that humans accumulate.
