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Bee Pile
Sonia Romero2010
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., United States
"Bee Pile" combines the elements of block printmaking, installation, and public art. On view here are over two hundred bees printed and hand-sewn by the artist to draw attention to colony collapse disorder, the unexplained disappearance of the honeybee that pollinates crops. Originally displayed in a grocery store, this project is part of a series that critiques over-consumption and disproportionate waste production.
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- Title: Bee Pile
- Creator: Sonia Romero
- Date Created: 2010
- Medium: block printing on hand-sewn felt
- Credit Line: Sonia Romero, "Bee Pile," 2010, block printing on hand-sewn felt, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Lichtenberg Family Foundation, 2020.18
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