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Lightness of Being

By Karen Whiterod 2010

Karen Whiterod

The sculpture is 'a work in progress' and will become a small luminous, meditative space. Inspired by wasps' nests and honeycombs, a series of 'social-making' sessions have been filmed, this alludes to the social co-operation of these insects in building nests and supporting their colonies.

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