The Hive II - In We Go
Entrance into The Hive.
It is the design of UK based artist Wolfgang Buttress. Originally created for the UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo and now stands in Kew Gardens. It is 17 metres tall, constructed from 170,000 aluminium parts, 1,000 LED lights and took four months to reconstruct.
The Hive is an immersive sound and visual experience. The lights and the sounds heard inside The Hive are triggered by bee activity in a real beehive at Kew Gardens.
The intensity of the sounds and light change constantly, echoing that of the real beehive. The multi award-winning Hive was inspired by scientific research into the health of honeybees. It is a visual symbol of the pollinators’ role in feeding the planet and the challenges facing bees today.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
The Hive II - In We Go
Entrance into The Hive.
It is the design of UK based artist Wolfgang Buttress. Originally created for the UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo and now stands in Kew Gardens. It is 17 metres tall, constructed from 170,000 aluminium parts, 1,000 LED lights and took four months to reconstruct.
The Hive is an immersive sound and visual experience. The lights and the sounds heard inside The Hive are triggered by bee activity in a real beehive at Kew Gardens.
The intensity of the sounds and light change constantly, echoing that of the real beehive. The multi award-winning Hive was inspired by scientific research into the health of honeybees. It is a visual symbol of the pollinators’ role in feeding the planet and the challenges facing bees today.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London