Pestival
pestival international art festival dedicated ‘the art insect pestival observer ethical award conservation three year residency zsl london zoo attracted worldrenowned insect expert well artist bob roberta smith comedian notably robyn hitchcock robin ince stewart lee mention involvement standup act st best standup ever pestival brainchild bridget nicholls came idea going insect film festival called fifi pyrenees defunct pestival held london wetland centre barnes london people attended coproduced along mark pilkington pestival held southbank centre london people attending three day free interactive event numerous expert cutting edge art science supported volunteer featured blur’s graham coxon robyn hitchcock singing insect anthem robin ince’s bee comedy night interspecies choir softroom architect iconic termite pavilion artistinresidence noboru tsubaki live mosquito swarm praying mantis kung fu bob roberta smith’s mobile brownfield site insect detective maggot paint pollinator themed slow food market valerie singleton spinning favourite insect seven inch chris watson sound recordist specialises natural history former member cabaret voltaire provided soundtrack termite pavilion well creating evening called cross pollination used live voice sound bee pestival also hosted symposium insect zsl london zoo chaired new scientist editor roger highfield speaker included stanford university ant expert deborah gordon artistengineer natalie jeremijenko literary critic steven connor list festival united kingdom science festival official website pestival website flickr alisters termite pavilion httpswwwyoutubecomuserinsectartsclub who pest series wellcome collection noma anty gin launched pestival httpnordicfoodlaborgblogantygin