Temporal Ployethism

“The Keepers series looks to add alternative ecologies to honey bee(s) social structure proposals. This new body of work also examines temporal polyethism to create elaborate anthropomorphic and surreal environments as a comparative reflection to the experiences, characteristics, and limitations of life shared by all humans.”

Third instalment for your interest.

Key words:

  1. Recycling of nature/Fall/Mother

  2. Pollen makers

  3. Pollen invigilators

  4. Kairos/imagination/dreaming

*Polyethism is the term used for functional specialization of non-reproductive individuals in a colony of social organisms, particularly insects. Division of labour is considered a key aspect of eusociality and can be seen in a variety of forms.

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