Bee Chapel
The Bee Chapel by Terence Koh was exhibited in the Andrew Edlin Gallery in New York. Inside, the floors of the rooms were covered with dirt and lined with a layer of metal mesh that separated bees from humans. From this immersed vantage point, viewers could watch the bees’ constant activity, while being reminded of their precarious condition in the environment with the ongoing threat of colony collapse. By drawing attention to the fragility of nature and our place within it, Koh created a space with both spiritual and political undertones. Going even deeper, the element of sound played a large role in the show. Along with the bees’ humming, the gallery also included a sound recording of two black holes colliding a billion light years away. From the smallest scale to the largest, Koh’s work lead to the conclusion that every organism on this Earth is “living in a vibration.”
