The next step was to go from an insect aesthetic to insect architecture by adding life to the models. For this experiment I chose the wool hive. One thing that feels very human is adding light. It is very rare to see insects, or any other creature add light to their homes. I found that by adding light to a room you also add life to it. Therefore, lighting the wool hive up from the inside gave the illusion of life existing inside. By adding furniture and people to the model I was able to take the concept of life within a space even further and play around with the idea of humans living inside insect architecture.
Another thing that drew me to insects was how they often build their nests in empty or unused spaces. Spiders building their webs between two objects is a great example of this. Also, with context as a theme in this course I wanted to see what would happen if a giant insect’s nest was placed next to man-made architecture. Therefore, with the intention of filling empty spaces, I chose to place my project in an opening between two buildings in Stenpiren, Gothenburg.
