‘The Hive’ Sculpture

This sculpture was intended to use natural materials to make a life size bee hive that would allow for students to relax on campus in a space that allowed both light and shade. Due to time constraints the materials did end up being plastic and metal rods instead of more natural means. It was made by first cutting and assembling different sized rings that were then interlocked and connected by zip ties. Then we made large sheets of these interlocked rings before assembling them onto the metal base we had previously made. The intention of the design was to allow for interactivity among students which I believe would have been better achieved if there was some blankets or grounding items to invite people onto the floor. I think adding string into the hoops would also make the space feel more secluded and again invite more visitors. It was a very interesting process and the team of us who assembled it worked very well together so I think something akin to this could easily be remade in the future.

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