Wolfgang Buttress：日前，曾荣获多个奖项的雕塑作品“蜂巢”将从2015年米兰世博会的英国馆移至英国皇家植物园(2016年6月)。为了响应世博会“润养大地，泽给苍生”的主题，该展馆展现了蜜蜂数量的下降和授粉给我们食物链带来的深刻影响。在6个月的展览期间，蜂巢共吸引了超过330万的游客，成为了全球最受欢迎的英国付费景点，并成为2015年英国十大景点之一。从概念设计到拥有“第二次生命”，蜂巢将是第一个从世博会返回英国的展馆，让英国公众有机会体验并享受它。

Wolfgang Buttress：We are delighted to announce that ‘The Hive’ a multiple award-winning sculpture will be relocated to Kew Gardens (June, 2016) from the World Expo, Milan 2015 where it took centre stage as part of the UK Pavilion. Responding to the Expo theme ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life’ the Pavilion highlights the decline of honey bee populations and importance of pollination in our food chain. The Hive was experienced by over 3.3million visitors over a 6-month period, making it the most popular British paid attraction worldwide and within the top ten UK attractions of 2015. Designed from concept to have a ‘second life’ The Hive will be the first UK pavilion to return back from a World Expo for the British public to experience and enjoy.

蜂巢装置由艺术家Wolfgang Buttress与结构工程师西蒙兹工作室、诺丁汉特伦特大学物理学家马丁·本西克博士合作设计，由英国公司Stage One制造。建筑师BDP则与Wolfgang Buttress合作，创造一个沉浸式的野花草地景观，让游客在通向“蜂巢”的过程中产生一种旅行感。

The Hive sculpture was designed by artist Wolfgang Buttress working in collaboration with structural engineers Simmonds Studio, physicist Dr Martin Bencsik of Nottingham Trent University, and was manufactured in the UK by Stage One. Architects BDP are working alongside Wolfgang Buttress to create an immersive wild flower meadow and landscape that will engage the visitor creating a sense of journey leading to ‘the Hive’.