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07-JUL-2017 Tim Betts

'Hive' in the Great Hall

I had some free time at work today so took the opportunity to visit (with Tim, who had the day off from work) the National Building Museum, which was hosting an installation titled “Hive,” by Studio Gang. From the museum website:

“Soaring to the uppermost reaches of the Museum, Hive is built entirely of more than 2,700 wound paper tubes, a construction material that is recyclable, lightweight, and renewable. The tubes vary in size from several inches to 10 feet high and will be interlocked to create three dynamic interconnected, domed chambers. Reaching 60 feet tall, the installation’s tallest dome features an oculus over 10 feet in diameter. The tubes feature a reflective silver exterior and vivid magenta interior, creating a spectacular visual contrast with the Museum’s historic nineteenth-century interior and colossal Corinthian columns.”

I find it useful to do small sub-galleries for things like this because I always want to post more pictures than the main Washington gallery can accommodate.

I’ve been encouraging Tim to use my wonderful Sony RX1 and think he has done a great job with it!

The District of Columbia jet, posted earlier:


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carol j. phipps20-Jun-2018 20:39
Wow! Amazing! Good to see it is recycled material.
Jean D22-Aug-2017 18:24
Very lovely display of these enormous hives
blizzard19-Aug-2017 23:42
so very well composed sharp clear super work vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
janescottcumming13-Jul-2017 16:08
Showing Charlie this gallery as he and Tom visited this Museum a while back. They thought it an amazing building. Tim really did get a great photo here! V
MarcViskens11-Jul-2017 19:35
nice work Helen
exzim09-Jul-2017 13:50
This really shows the scale of the 'hive'. I didn't understand it was that big. Great picture. Voted
Ton T.08-Jul-2017 20:08
Breathtaking installation Helen! V
Pieter Bos08-Jul-2017 18:04
Wow! What a great place. ~V
victorswan08-Jul-2017 15:34
Very spectacular recording Of this majestic art work Helen nice compo well done BV
Zoltán Balogh08-Jul-2017 14:33
Wow, this is superb....V
Pierre08-Jul-2017 14:30
Un intérieur tout à fait exceptionnel, une très jolie mise en valeur de celui-ci! V
Julie Oldfield08-Jul-2017 13:31
Awesome! Excellent sense of scale. V
Jeff Real08-Jul-2017 13:26
Wow!
I am stunned by what you have captured here
Brilliant work, Helen
~V~
Nirvan Hope08-Jul-2017 12:50
The people really show how huge that installation is.
carabias08-Jul-2017 12:30
Magnificent angular, color, detail and composition. A beautiful picture of a precious space, Helen! BV
joseantonio08-Jul-2017 11:55
excellent capture of this massive exhibition.V.
Patrick Goossens08-Jul-2017 09:02
What a massive artwork
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal08-Jul-2017 06:55
Fantastic image Tim, love the POV. BV
Charlene Ambrose08-Jul-2017 04:55
Wonderful image of this most interesting installation! V
larose forest photos08-Jul-2017 03:57
Absolutely stunning image. V
Long Bach Nguyen08-Jul-2017 01:36
wow that is stunning image
Patricia Kay08-Jul-2017 01:24
Wonderful capture Tim...Excellent details,light and colors...BV
Jim Coffman08-Jul-2017 01:08
Wow, fantastic!