Heaven of Delight with Buprestidae Beetles
5 10 2009Jan Fabre spent four months, helped by 29 assistants, gluing 1.6 Million Buprestidae beetles on the ceiling of the Royal Palace in Brussels to create the Heaven of Delight.
The beetles are a non-protected species and they were gathered from universities and countries where beetles are considered a delicacy.
Isn’t nature beautiful? I wonder if the female beetle is the more beautiful one?
As in the case of birds, the male is the most colorful. If you ever watched
Johnny Carson, you know he invited a guests who were experts in bugs.
It was interesting and funny to watch. Of curse Johnny made the most events
which featured animals. For those entranced by insects, Go to the Smithsonian.
What is the point of this?
i wonder if the added weight of the beetles made the chandelier unstable. whet happens when they start drying up and flaking off? dinner anyone?
This expression of art is truely beautiful! Just wondering though…were the beetles alive or dead when they were glued up there?
live without art is not possible very nice my eyes were lucky