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Plan Bienen in Liverpool

Plan Bienen recently travelled to Liverpool for the Libidinal Circuits: Scenes of Urban Innovation conference organised by the International Association for the Study of the Culture of Cities (Toronto) with the University of Liverpool and FACT, 8-10 July. Arriving via train, bus and … Continue reading

31. July 2015 by Tessa
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Berlin 2.0

Plan Bienen has arrived back in Berlin! We are here until the end of the month, enjoying some summertime in residence at ZK/U, in preparation for a presentation at Art Laboratory Berlin (Wedding), 26-28 June. Plan Bienen: Statements of Profit and Loss will show … Continue reading

14. June 2015 by Tessa
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Aesthetics After Finitude

Last week we had the opportunity to present a paper at the Aesthetics After Finitude symposium in Sydney. Our performative lecture, ‘Disappearing Bees’, developed ideas that were percolating during our residency at ZK/U, and perhaps points towards future directions of … Continue reading

09. February 2015 by Tessa
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The Mint – Unofficial Opening

You are cordially invited to the Unofficial Opening of the Plan Bienen Mint. After 3 months researching real and possible relationships between people, bees, honey and time in Berlin, our time is (almost) up. We have over the summer accumulated quite a … Continue reading

08. September 2014 by Tessa
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Honey Stock Exchange

For anyone in Berlin this weekend, tomorrow at ZK/U is the very first ‘Gütermarkt‘ – a different kind of local market. We will be there all day with the Plan Bienen – ‘Honey Stock Exchange’. Bring something special, home-made or home-grown for your … Continue reading

06. September 2014 by Tessa
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Open Haus

Tomorrow is Open Haus again at ZKU, from 18:30. Plan Bienen will be participating by offering a behind-the-scenes sunset soirée with beesting cocktails and irregular currencies. Bring something to exchange (conversations accepted).  

20. August 2014 by Tessa
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Participate?

The artists invite you to be part of an experimental exchange network in which self-produced honey is traded for various non-monetary things (time, skills, help etc.). Open to beekeepers and honey-eaters alike. No obligations! You can also join by loaning … Continue reading

19. July 2014 by Tessa
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Moabit Imkerinnen

Here at ZK/U we have our own little colony of bees to observe, maintained by the Moabienen Mitimkern, a team of busy young beekeepers who are bringing a number of beehives and bee-related activities to the neighbourhood of Moabit, one of … Continue reading

24. June 2014 by Tessa
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Sharing Berlin

Last week we attended part of the 5th OuiShare Summit in Berlin, a congregation of collaborative economies enthusiasts and advocates. Amongst those presenting their own (very real) approaches to a post-monetary world in this most resourceful and ‘creative’ of European … Continue reading

18. June 2014 by Tessa
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The language of bees

Max Planck Institute. Karl von Frisch and the honeybee dance language.

26. April 2014 by Tessa
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