How Far We Went

In the photographic body of work, How Far We Went, the honeybee is employed as a metaphor and marker of humankind’s broken connection with the natural world. Straightforward documents of this social insect’s declining ecosystem accompany staged images where I image a dystopian world without honeybees. Like the proverbial canary in a coal mine, the honeybee is an indicator of the ecological health of society. How Far We Went celebrates the honeybee as a vital element necessary to human life while arguing for its preservation.