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The Termite Pavilion

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Sep 2009
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Joseph Burns

The much anticipated Termite arrived at the International Arts Pestival in London earlier this week.  The is “a festival celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect…it is a rare creature: an international, inter-disciplinary, community-led festival.”  Inspired by the Namibian termite mounds, the six square meter walk-in solid timber structure  ”allows goers a unique insight into these extraordinary organic forms.”

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