Extracts from Jan Fabre's A Consilience, 2000. Commissioned by The Arts Catalyst from is entomology a study of biology Watch Video
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Description: http://www.artscatalyst.org/consiliencennFilmed in the Natural History Museum's vast scientific collections and shown as a two-screen installation in the main hall, this film by Jan Fabre makes the viewer privy to an extraordinary meeting between individuals obsessed with the nature of insect civilisation.nnTransformed by fabulous sculpture-costumes to represent the insects they study, the scientists encounter Jan Fabre, ambassador of the beetle world.nnGreatly influenced by his great-grandfathe
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