Aerogel is an extremely porous material that is almost as light and airy as a piece of sky. She is inside a glass enclosure made by Adam Kennedy and Shallaco McDonald at the scientific glass laboratories of the UT Chemistry Department.Ī piece of aerogel accompanies Praxilla in her glass vessel. Praxilla, named after the fifth century BCE Greek poet Praxilla of Sicyon, is an American bumblebee, Bombus pensylvanicus, item #00146801 in the entomology collection of UT Austin. This is a mausoleum for a single bumblebee queen. Curated by James Sham and Dr Brian Korgel. Presented in Omnibus Filing, an exhibition at the Visual Arts Center, UT Austin. Commissioned by The University of Texas at Austin.
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