Please Bee Seated

Bee It Work Or Play, Teaming Up Is A Better Way.

一只蜂酿不成蜜。

Size:
35W x 45H cm (individual stool)

Medium:
Pigment spray paint on resin sculpture and wood

The two stools are designed to work as a pair. The Chinese proverb, 一只蜂酿不成蜜 means a solitary bee produces no honey, referring to teamwork. The Chinese character 蜜 (honey) and the meaning of the proverb is realised when the two stools are pulled in together.

Flanking both sides of the stools are a pair of bees, a sculptural interpretation of the once ubiquitous Teamy the bee mascot for the national productivity campaign in Singapore in the 1980s.


An example from the original campaign.

The play on the word "bee" in the title is a nod to the puns that were frequently employed in the headlines of the original "Teamy the bee" campaign.

Through these stools, the artists wish to communicate the spirit of camaraderie.
Human beings like the bees, are social animals and we need quality companionship as we work and play hard together. 

Project premise:

Initiated by WHITE JACKET with the NANYANG ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (NAFA).

A portion of the sale proceeds from the sculptural stool went towards the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) Scholarships and Bursaries fund.

William Sim and Lush Tan are alumni of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA).