tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87879465591173668542024-02-21T03:00:53.437-08:00nousbeeHive Mindedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627277964432743032noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787946559117366854.post-38417562328775401502011-09-16T17:47:00.000-07:002011-09-16T17:47:10.519-07:00Live Feed beginning September 16, 2011<object width="480" height="394"><param name="movie" value="https://www.dropcam.com/e/ba123528acaa4b71beb0df37c105b879?autoplay=true"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><embed src="https://www.dropcam.com/e/ba123528acaa4b71beb0df37c105b879?autoplay=true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="394" wmode="opaque"></embed></object>Hive Mindedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627277964432743032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787946559117366854.post-18303883793397444452011-09-14T10:20:00.001-07:002011-09-14T10:20:20.546-07:00<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28481815?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1&loop=1" width="467" height="350" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen></iframe>Hive Mindedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627277964432743032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787946559117366854.post-75536958736224391972011-09-01T15:03:00.000-07:002011-09-01T15:04:14.052-07:00Bee Hive Loop #1<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28460611?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1&loop=1" width="467" height="350" frameborder="0"></iframe>Hive Mindedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627277964432743032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787946559117366854.post-40234564088862402002011-08-25T10:12:00.000-07:002011-08-25T10:12:21.622-07:00A GiftWhen I first got the bees I thought I would observe how they relate to the larger environmental issue of colony collapse syndrome: a worldwide phenomena of disappearing hives. I knew it was related to the effects of pesticides, mono agriculture, climate changes and disease. I knew bees were critical for the pollination of our food and generally indicative of the health of the planet. What I wasn't prepared for was the profound effect studying the life in the hives would have on me. Watching how they worked together, almost as a single mind, with such order and purpose, was mesmerizing and emotional for me. Somehow, I felt they had the secret to how we all should live and relate to our surroundings. This is why I named the piece nousbee. Any of you had a similar experience?Hive Mindedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627277964432743032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787946559117366854.post-8743254310280945382011-08-24T20:55:00.000-07:002011-08-24T20:55:50.899-07:00Nousbee?The name of the installation, nousbee, refers to the wisdom and order of the bee colony and how it's an analogy for humans and our connection with the planet. <br />
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Nous (nous) /'nu:s/<br />
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intellect or intelligence<br />
true or real<br />
intuition<br />
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The principle of the cosmic mind or soul responsible for the rational order of the cosmos.<br />
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An intelligent purposive principle of the world.<br />
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Nous: French for we.<br />
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Entre nous- between us.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close Up Work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Separating the Bees from the Camera</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Filming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting Up to Start Filming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Settled into Their New Home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Queen Arrives in a Special Carriage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unloading the New Bees</td></tr>
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Hive Mindedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627277964432743032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787946559117366854.post-69446118475615397952011-08-24T15:15:00.000-07:002011-08-24T15:15:07.193-07:00Naming the QueensZazzala and Tazzala are named after the DC Comics characters Queen Bee Zazzala and her sister and alter ego Tazzala. They first appeared in a 1963 issue of Justice League of America.Hive Mindedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627277964432743032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787946559117366854.post-18058565074195858882011-08-24T15:09:00.000-07:002011-08-24T15:09:36.082-07:00The Precarious Life of Nousbees<!--StartFragment--> <div class="MsoNormal">The Precarious Life of the Nousbees<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The two queen bees Zazzalla and Tazzalla and several pounds of followers came to us this April on a chilly Sunday in the back of a pickup truck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pickup truck driver, Andy, had gotten them that morning from a bigger truck that had brought them from California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a long trip and they were a little tired and groggy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got them settled into their new hives and then left them alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tazalla and Zazzalla had their own private quarters for the first few days, while their the others got unpacked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone recovered well from their big trip and when Zazalla and Tazzalla were released they seemed to like their new home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least they didn’t fly off!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they did everyone would have followed them and then we’d be sans bees.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">These particular bees are Carniolan honey bees (Apis mellifera carnica).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They're from the northern part of southeastern Europe, around Austria and Slovenia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can take the cold winters of Colorado better than those mellow Italians and are still an easy going group to work with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Since there wasn’t much “locally grown” food yet we supplemented with some raw sugar water which they seemed to love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They set right to work exploring and building comb and my photographer friend Robert and I set to work figuring out how to photograph them from inside the hive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being novice beekeepers, or beeks as some like to be called, we were worried that we’d be too intrusive, not to mention that we were wary of being stung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sticking your hands into thousands of buzzing bees requires a period of adjustment- even with the proper attire.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">They're well established now and the hives are filling up with bees and honey. Check in on their progress through the year. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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