THE BUSH BLASTER
A STRAP-ON POLLINATION CANNON, 2017
MIKE BIANCO (US & AU)
The Bush Blaster is a satirical strap-on pollination cannon, placed in the context of the current global honeybee crisis, and poking fun at the human proclivity to try and 'engineer' technological solutions rather than make serious social changes.
BIO
Mike Bianco is an American-born artist, curator, cook, researcher, activist, and beekeeper. Bianco’s art practice employees a number of methods, ranging from sculptural objects to socially engaged performances, and broadly engages the intersections of politics, the environment, interspecies relationships, and the impending ‘century of crisis’. Mike’s work has been exhibited in numerous international venues, ranging from the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Western Australia, to the Kenpoku Art Festival in Ibaraki, Japan.