As part of the recent exhibition "In Collaboration with Earth" at the Glass Box Gallery (UC Santa Barbara), I presented a series of museum specimens with related artifacts. The first drawer of insects is all regional bees to Santa Barbara, California. The second drawer focuses on the Western Monarch. Discussion and Microtheater about the insect boxes were performed live during the exhibition and can be revisited on Facebook. In short, the insects are the stars!
I am pleased to announce a new collaborative project called Big-Bee for the exploration of bee natural history traits via images and morphology. This three-year National Science Foundation funded project is a collaborative effort across thirteen US institutions and we will be digitizing bees from all over the world. Love bees, keep an eye on this project to see many lovely images.
Big-Bee is also supporting a few new arts research projects, including a radio series called The Buzz, inspiring new Irene Moon performances and video collaborations. Please keep in touch and find out more via the Big-Bee website at http://big-bee.net/. Buzz to you!
Lovid is the art duo of Tali Hinkis and Kyle Lapidus. LoVid explores translation and decay of natural, electrical, and biological systems. Since 2001, LoVid produces works that combine hand-made and machine produced craft, DIY electro-engineering, textile, video, and noise. www.lovid.orgLoVid Visiting Artists Residency with UCSB RE Touch Lab, Media Arts and Technology and the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, 2019.
