Gallery of BC
Ceramics

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Brenda Beaudoin,

Gallery Manager
galleryofbcceramics@bcpotters.com

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Hours
10 p.m.—6 p.m.
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Gallery Assistants
Sarah Belley,
Roxanne Gagnon,
Katharine Ducker and
Samantha MacDonald
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Volunteers
Shari Nelson
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Gallery Committee
Maggi Kneer
Sheila Morissette
Pia Sillem
Jinny Whitehead
Celia Rice-Jones

A Sting in the Tail ©

My current work explores things we see

everyday, and things we don’t want to see,
specifically how we view the environment
around us and what 1s actually taking
place within those surroundings.

The premise for this installation
presenteditself through my questioningof
humanities’ predilection for technological
favour concerning environmental matters.
Consider something as small as the bee. Always around, sometimes a
nuisance, the background sound to warm sunny days. Yet it plays a huge
role in human existence by pollinating our crops. It 1s reported that one
in three mouthfuls of the food we eat 1s the result of pollination. But
take a closer look—bee populations are at risk.

I have populated the Gallery of BC Ceramics with giant ceramic
pollinators split into three unique groups of sculptures. The first set
is comprised of identical European honeybees. This species has been
promoted largely at the expense of nattve bees, and major changes in
agriculture policy have been made to the environment with virtually no
regard for native bees. To compound the situation European honeybee
populations are now in decline. The question now brought to bear
is: what will pollinate our crops? The second set of sculptures 1s of
robotic pollinators, an artistic interpretation of a possible future. The
third set 1s of native pollinators, all different and representative of the
natural biodiversity of the planet.

In this installation, I drew on my scientific background to posit the
question: are we continually creating and solving problems with the
advance of technology, or can we actually move forward as a species 1n
a more holistic direction?

Bees are instantly recognizable and suggest a simplicity that 1s
deceiving. Yet, so large are these bees that we cannot swat them away

but are forced to consider their role in our surroundings.
Che Tucker

2006 Gallery Exhibitions

October

Ceramic Musical Instruments

Keith Lehman, Ron Robb and
Jinny Whitehead

Oct. 5—Oct. 30

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October/November December

In the Palm of the Hand— Holiday Exhibition

BC to Japan touring Exhibit Various artists from the

Oct. 19-Nov. 15 Gallery of BC Ceramics

November

Jay MacLennan All December

Nov. 2-Nov. 27 POTTERS

GUILD
«BRITISH

Clue Tucker