Cast #072 - Aluminum Fire Ant Colony Casting





Description

This is the largest fire ant colony cast to date, by mass and depth. It was on display at the International Design Biennial in Saint-Étienne from March 12, 2015 until April 12, 2015 as part of the Form Follows Information exhibit. The event had 140,000 visitors in 2013 and is put on by Cité du Design. They describe the exhibit like this on their website : "The Form Follows Information exhibition presents a collection of creations that materialize the invisible. It includes objects whose contours are based on sociological data, scientific facts or spiritual considerations."