"Bee Waltz"
Kinetic installation
Living Geometry of Nature
«Bee Waltz» is a kinetic installation composed of 24 bees, where natural logic transforms into an exquisite dance of form and motion. Each bee performs a full 360° rotation, while their synchrony and pauses create continuously evolving patterns — a delicate choreography in which expressiveness is born from precision rather than volume.
The base is crafted from wood and finished with piano lacquer using the same multi-stage surface preparation technology employed in the production of concert grand pianos. The deep, mirror-like gloss creates a “black mirror” effect. The podium-stage reflects light, enhances silhouettes, and turns every movement into a subtle jewel-like glimmer, emphasizing the object’s premium character.
The bees are cast in bronze and coated with jewelry enamel — materials associated with collectible art and lasting value. This is not merely kinetics, but a high-end art object in which technology serves aesthetics.
Interaction Scenarios
The installation operates in two modes. In contemplative mode, it smoothly generates compositions, flowing from one pattern to another and creating an atmosphere of calm confidence. When a viewer approaches, the “swarm” comes alive: the bees seem to enter into a quiet dialogue and begin a slow, mesmerizing dance. The effect resembles a personal greeting — intelligent, restrained, and genuinely premium.
The meaning of «Bee Waltz» lies in its metaphor of a successful system, where the freedom of each element coexists with perfect harmony of the whole. It symbolizes spaces and brands oriented toward order, mastery, and high standards.
Specifications
• Installation dimensions: 3.2 m (width) × 2.2 m (height)
• Number of elements: 24 kinetic bees
• Bee size: 30 cm (height) × 35 cm (wingspan)
• Materials: bronze + jewelry enamel; base — wood + piano lacquer (concert grand piano technology)
• Interactivity: upon approach — “quiet dialogue” and smooth dance; in autonomous mode — generative pattern sequences
