Ren Ri (Weibo) creates sculptures in beeswax.
From HuffPo:
Ren Ri began keeping bees in 2008 and two years later felt his knowledge of honeybees had grown enough to start working on “Yuansu I: The Origin of Geometry”, a collection of maps made of beeswax. And for “Yuansu III” he pressed bees to his face—being stung many times—for a performance piece that explores the relationship between humans and animals. While his chosen medium is sometimes hazardous, it’s not just about shock value or gimmicks: “I didn’t intend to do anything viol ent or visually provocative, I just wanted to underline the relation between the human body and bees.”
Photos by Alessando De Toni:
