TERRY ARENA : THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE BEES
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Channel: ERIC MINH SWENSON ART FILMS · 2015 · Education
Film by Eric Minh Swenson. My most recent work explores the vulnerability of the honeybee and, in turn, our food sources. The growth of one-third of the crops we eat are supported by pollination from honeybees. This is to include direct consumables such as fruits, vegetables, and nuts and indirectly in the crops that are grown to facilitate the production of meat and diary products. For approximately the past seven years, the mysterious vanishing of the bees has been covered in public media. Though studies have been conducted, causes of these bee declines are not yet definitive. Invoking the ideas of our relationship with the environment and impact bees have on our food sources, the detailed renderings are presented on food tins and repurposed materials. The reductive, yet analytical nature of the graphite drawings are reminiscent of nature studies and botanical drawings of old masters. Though the appearance and quantity of drawings is somewhat mechanized, each one is unique and handmade from collected source materials. The elemental approach in the work reflects simpler methodologies and considers a more direct and intimate relationship with our environment. For more info on Eric Minh Swenson visit his website at thuvanarts.com. His art films can be seen at thuvanarts.com/take1 Search for Eric Minh Swenson at Huffington Post Arts http://m.huffpost.com/us/author/eric-minh-swenson/
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