Apian

On Saturday, August 1st, 2026, at 1 PM, the solo exhibition titled “A Ministry of Bees” by Apian (Aladin Borioli, Mathilde Wiessing, Ellen Lapper, and Françoise Borioli) will open at NŌUA in Bodø, Norway. Apian will transform the gallery into an immersive and playful environment, presenting a new iteration of their Bannkörbe project. Bannkörbe is a multimodal ethnography that examines a specific type of beekeeping technology in northern Germany. These enchanting hives, known as “spellbinding hives” in English, are adorned with grotesque and eerie figures designed to ward off the evil eye. By spatializing this research within the NŌUA gallery, the project actively engages with themes of technology, bees, and magic.

Thanks to NŌUA, an artist-run institution for photography as contemporary art led by artists Dan Mariner and Marianne Bjørnmyr, for their invitation and their support, and also to Arts and Culture Norway (Kulturdirektoratet) for their additional generous support.