Description:

Concept

A story of forest regeneration and biodiversity in New Zealand of land once scared by soil erosion has been manifested for Comvita into a physical object to hero the precious Manuka Honey created by the bees that foraged there.

The Makino First Harvest multi sensory sculpture is a multi layered product combining physical, digital, audio and taste elements to express the symbiosis between the earth and humankind.

The brass sculpture depicts the topography of the land, guarded by majestic mountains and holds ceramic pots forged from its clay and filled with premium Manuka honey.

The film was designed to capture the natural environment which both inspired the sculptural form but is also the source of the Manuka honey.

Creativity

This original music uses bees as musical instruments, with the beehives on the Makino land recorded binaurally using a wooden dummy head as well as the solo bees recorded by following them with a boom microphone.

The solo bee voices were sampled and turned into a harmonic 'string section' which features in the beginning of the work.

The music builds majestically as we follow an aerial journey to reveal the incredible geographical context of the land which is home to the honey bees.