The exhibit that I have been helping with, Entomologia, featuring the work of 14 incredible artists inspired by insects will be opening this Friday, February 26th from 7pm until 10pm at The Observatory [543 Union St., Brooklyn]. The show is going to be an amazing collection of work and the people that created it, with talks throughout the next few weeks - so even if you can’t make it to the opening, try to check out the other events!

In place of a write-up about the show, consider these words, written by Jean-Henri Fabre.

“Four years of hard work in the darkness, and a month of delight in the sun - such is the Cicada’s life. We must not blame him for the noisy triumph of his song. For four years he has dug the earth with his feet, and then suddenly he is dressed in exquisite raiment, provided with wings that rival the bird’s, and bathed in heat and light. What cymbals can be loud enough to celebrate his happiness, so hardly earned, and so very, very short?”