Heaven of Delight : The ceiling of the royal castle in Brussels
Συγγραφέας
Μήνυμα
Admin Admin
Αριθμός μηνυμάτων : 8056 Registration date : 10/07/2008
Θέμα: Heaven of Delight : The ceiling of the royal castle in Brussels 09.09.09 19:41
Artist Jan Fabre spent four months (with his 29 assistants) gluing 1.6 Million Buprestidae beetles on the ceiling of the Royal Palace in Brussels to create the Heaven of Delight.
Jan Fabre says he began with smaller projects and surfaces to see what him and his team could come up with and the result is this very unusual ceiling decor.
Since beetles are a non-protected species, it was easy for Jan and his team to gather the jeweled beetles from universities and countries like Thailand where beetles are considered a delicacy.