Palazzo Tiepolo Passi
Judi Harvest
Propagation: Bees + Seeds
American artist Judi
Harvest displays glasswork, paintings and a video installation in Propagation Bees +
Seeds, part of Beauty and the Beast, exhibition in Palazzo Tiepolo Passi, until November
24, it is curated by Francesca Giubilei and Luca Berta. Harvest’s new works are a
rumination on seeds, bee pollination and plants as metaphors for life and
renewal. The exhibition is imbued with the spirit of the flowers and plants in
the Honey Garden Harvest planted in Murano in 2013.
Judi
Harvest – Seed Jewel Boxes
“I focus on the fragility of life and the search for beauty. For
the past 12 years my focus has been on the endangered honeybees and the endangered
glassmakers of Murano, and the environment. Something urgent usually inspires
me.”
Judi Harvest
Honeycomb I - Honeycomb II
Judi Harvest
Propagation: Bees + Seeds
The work is also inspired by global seed banks, like the world’s
largest, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. Harvest created over 150
different glass seeds, plants and flowers to highlight the beauty, purpose and
sacred symbolism of seeds and vegetables. She showcases the beauty of a glass
artichoke or pomegranate seed, but also the intricate artistry that glassmakers
practice to create form and reimagine nature.
Judi Harvest
Propagation: Bees + Seeds
Harvest’s work is a comment on how global demand for foods or
spices is unrealistic, damaging to nature’s seasonal order, and ultimately a
threat to the bees that pollinate the world’s crops.
Judi Harvest
Propagation: Bees + Seeds
Archival Photos
on metal