The BeeHolder
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The BeeHolder by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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The BeeHolder
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 22 Sep 2018
Located in James Grigor Square, First Street this Bee was created by the lighting design group Light4 http://light4.cundall.com/about-us and sponsored by Whitecroft Lighting. "This design explores the symbolism of Manchester's bees; the spirit of productivity and ambition. Within the eyes of this Bee you see a reflection of yourself because… you are Manchester. The deep black body evokes a sense of the decline of the bee population; an absence; a void. The lighting and purple hues inform us of how the bee's vision is different to our own; shifted towards the UV spectrum." Whitecroft Lighting, a Manchester based business, is one of the UK's largest manufacturers of commercial lighting solutions with over 75 years of experience.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.472448
Longitude
-2.246581