LIQUID GOLD 2023
Video-Installation
FHD video, colour, sound, loop, 9'5'', TV screen,
Honey jar produced by bees placed on the roof of the Paris Opera and sold at exorbitant prices.
Edition 3 + 1 (with screen)
2023
Gallery Billing Bild, Baar, (CH), 2023
Shedhalle Zug, 2025
© Patricia Jacomella Bonola & Kilian Bannwart
Liquid Gold explores how commercial practices shape urban ecosystems. During her residency in Paris, Patricia Jacomella Bonola observed how rooftop beehives, often installed by companies for greenwashing purposes, disrupt local biodiversity and wild bee populations, highlighting a subtle form of ecological colonialism.
The video also addresses the threat of the invasive Asian hornet, which preys on bees and endangers hives. Filmed between the Ferme du Bonheur in Nanterre and the rooftop of the Magasin Généraux in Pantin, the work contrasts natural and urban habitats, documenting the fragile coexistence of species.