Oliver Darné. Miel Béton
OLIVER DARNÉ is a french guy who developed a crazy project: to produce Miel béton or concrete honey.
A graphic designer and visual artist by trade, OLIVIER DARNÉ began his investigation of bees in 2000, when he first placed a single beehive on his house in Saint Denis (France). Following that experiment with the installation of a dozen hives on the roof of city hall, Olivier was fascinated by the idea of sending bees out into the city as “prospectors” of the urban environment.
Since urban bees can’t find much nectar in sidewalks and roadways, they gather in what Olivier Darné calls the interstices of the city: parks, balcony planters, empty lots, rooftop terraces, roundabouts, and tree-lined streets.
So OLIVIER’s Miel béton, or concrete honey is being produced left in the northern Parisian suburb of Saint Denis.
A beautiful project!
Sorry for my english readers, the video is only in french but if you are really interested, you can visit these 2 websites about the project: www.banquedumiel.org or www.parti-poetique.org
or you can buy Miel Béton, here!
I bought some of this honey last summer when I visited St. Denis to tour the cathedral there! C'est tres delicieux! It tastes like wildflowers. The name 'Denis' is originally derived from that of the god Dionysus, and honey was sacred to him. He was the god of mead before he became the god of wine, so it's very appropriate that this honey is made in St. Denis.
merci for this add…really interesting!