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Artist, photographer and film-maker Megan Powell presents new work in progress that extends upon her ongoing visual research into bees and the mutuality of the hive.

Working in collaboration with Dr Katy Szczepura, Medical Physicist and Claire Mercer, Radiographer, Powell uses medical capture devices (including  X-rays, CT-Scans, 4D Ultrasound, and electron microscopy) as tools to help us understand biological systems  beyond what the eye can see. The project investigates issues currently affecting pollinators; lack of habitat, pesticides, climate change and the prevention of natural evolutions through human intervention.

Informed by a range of scientists, beekeepers and experts Powell examines the role of beauty and desire, aiming to re-balance our connection to the living world and realise the significance of its smallest inhabitants.

Image Credit: Megan Powell ‘Untitled 1’ – Electron Microscopy of mould on a honeybees body.