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"Bee Or Not To Bee", As Art, Artists: Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

Huge Bee
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A huge stature of a bee was on display at the Burning Man Decompression Party in San Francisco. A white metal frame anchored the feet together on the asphalt surface.


"Bee Or Not To Bee" external link As Art external link   •  Artists: Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson external link internal link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:06:05 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 22 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5723
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Bee Head On
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The bee viewed head on with the Decompression Party spread out behind it.


"Bee Or Not To Bee" external link As Art external link   •  Artists: Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson external link internal link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:06:35 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 22 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5724
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Bee's Head
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A closer view of the bee's head. Notice how all the hairs were created from synthetic fibers.


"Bee Or Not To Bee" external link As Art external link   •  Artists: Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson external link internal link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:06:42 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 22 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5725
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Side View
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A side view of the bee. Notice how transparent its wings were.


"Bee Or Not To Bee" external link As Art external link   •  Artists: Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson external link internal link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:06:56 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 22 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5726
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The Sign
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A sign on a stand next to the bee listed all the people that contributed to its construction.


"Bee Or Not To Bee" external link As Art external link   •  Artists: Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson external link internal link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 15:07:09 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 22 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5737
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Bee In Darkness
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The bee as it looked when darkness began to fall.


"Bee Or Not To Bee" external link As Art external link   •  Artists: Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson external link internal link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 18:41:05 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 22 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6138
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Bee At Night
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The bee at night surrounded by happy fair attendees. The bee was lit by a single bulb. Notice how some of the attendees wore costumes that were also lit.


"Bee Or Not To Bee" external link As Art external link   •  Artists: Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson external link internal link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 19:50:53 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 22 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_6201
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