exhibitions 2
‘Every third mouthful…’
‘Every third mouthful of food we eat is dependent upon the unmanaged pollination services of bees’.
Buchmann, S. L. & Nabhan G. P. The Forgotten Pollinators, 1996, Island Press
Wild indigenous bees occupy keystone positions as indicators of habitat health. We had the privilege of observing bee behaviour ‘in the field’ with entomologists where we recorded, through photography, a narrative series of prints for exhibition featuring the entomologists in action.
The four large works are constructed from layers of dyed wood veneer exploring the language of surface tactility. ‘Every third mouthful...’, TARTS, Superbee and the Sixth Mass Extinction and Hotspot highlight the positive and negative aspects revealed through the research. Preserving our fragile environment is the key to a sustainable future and is expressed in the positive, colourful images. The negative, monochromatic mirror images reflect how continued unregulated human activity and unsustainable environmental policies threaten to degrade the quality of our lives.
Funded by: Arts Council England; MIRIAD; Barfil Trust
Sponsored by; Bee Works, USA; Oxford Bee Company; Penzo Graphic; Osmia Publications
Tour venues include: Yorkshire Sculpture Park; Horniman Museum, London; Oxford University Museum of Natural History
‘Every third mouthful of food we eat is dependent upon the unmanaged pollination services of bees’.
Buchmann, S. L. & Nabhan G. P. The Forgotten Pollinators, 1996, Island Press
Wild indigenous bees occupy keystone positions as indicators of habitat health. We had the privilege of observing bee behaviour ‘in the field’ with entomologists where we recorded, through photography, a narrative series of prints for exhibition featuring the entomologists in action.
The four large works are constructed from layers of dyed wood veneer exploring the language of surface tactility. ‘Every third mouthful...’, TARTS, Superbee and the Sixth Mass Extinction and Hotspot highlight the positive and negative aspects revealed through the research. Preserving our fragile environment is the key to a sustainable future and is expressed in the positive, colourful images. The negative, monochromatic mirror images reflect how continued unregulated human activity and unsustainable environmental policies threaten to degrade the quality of our lives.
Funded by: Arts Council England; MIRIAD; Barfil Trust
Sponsored by; Bee Works, USA; Oxford Bee Company; Penzo Graphic; Osmia Publications
Tour venues include: Yorkshire Sculpture Park; Horniman Museum, London; Oxford University Museum of Natural History
