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The ARCH-HIVE
a medieval beekeeper, their face obscured by a wicker barrier, holds the severed head of a lionthe Archkeeper
FoundersLAZERos and Camilla Stark
Websitewww.arch-hive.net

The ARCH-HIVE is an artist collective in Utah founded by artists LAZERos and Camilla Stark. They are known for their art exhibitions and zine series that explore personal experiences with Mormon culture and beliefs.

Background and founding

In 2012, LAZERos assisted with a documentary on the Art and Belief movement of Mormon artists in the 1960s. He found the story of misfits finding their place in Mormon culture "incredibly inspiring." He started posting digital collage on Tumblr in 2016, where he experimented with creating a microgenre of vaporwave using Mormon imagery that he called "mormcore." He was inspired by Matt Page's work that uses Mormon symbols and tropes in a playful way. After meeting Stark on Instagram, the two founded the art collective. In the ARCH-HIVE podcast, Stark says that LAZERos's digital collages helped her realize that Mormon art could be interesting. For her art, she uses natural and religious symbolism in mediums that include pen and ink, handicrafts, and digital art. The two founders discussed the ARCH-HIVE's approach to Mormon art. LAZERos said that they want to embrace Mormon culture instead of thinking they are "too cool" for it. Camilla said that ARCH-HIVE members explore and express personal experiences with Mormon religion and culture. She hopes that the ARCH-HIVE's art can transcend its niche in the same way that she has enjoyed niche fiction from other faith traditions.

For the design of the ARCH-HIVE collective, LAZERos was inspired by Peter Saville's titles for Factory Records, which had catalog numbers as part of their designs. Laz had been numbering his collages, and the ARCH-HIVE productions followed suit. Their mascot is a medieval beekeeper carrying a lion head. LAZERos and Stark have hosted an artist roundtable on art collectives with the Springville Museum of Art.

Zines

The HIVE zine series aims to "depict many perspectives & experiences with Mormonism through engaging, accessible art." Volume one of the ARCH-HIVE's zine series was published in July 2018. The zines include the use of the Deseret alphabet and digital collage. They explore themes including Mormon ecology, horror, and folk magic. Their eighth zine featured versions of the First Vision by untrained artists.

Shows

The first HIVE show, in March 2019, was entitled "Holy Hell" and explored the intersections of the sacred and the profane. Their second show, "Via Crucis" appeared in March 2020 and was themed around the traditional stations of the cross. "Midwinter at the Gates of Dawn" appeared in December 2021. In a review of the show at 15 Bytes, Jesslyn Low wrote that the strong and beautiful works "express themes and concepts that feel pertinent not only to the current climate of our communities but to the human journey as well." The shows have featured art by J. Kirk Richards, Lisa Delong, Annie Poon, and Matt Page, among others.

Awards

The ARCH-HIVE won a special award in Literature and Art from the Association for Mormon Letters for their work in 2019. The award citation praised their zine series as "one more confident utterance of self-acceptance and determination in a larger revival of Mormon arts and letters" and called their art in its many forms a "reflection of the zeitgeist."

References

  1. ^ Romero, Mike (9 February 2022). "The Loathsome LAZERos". Provo Music Magazine. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ LAZERos and Camilla Stark; produced by Michael Morrise (January 2020). HIVE CAST-001: ARCH-HIVE Q&A (podcast). The ARCH-HIVE. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. "Artist Round Table". www.smofa.org. 12 January 2022.
  4. "HIVE ZINE-008 'First Visions': A Preview". Dawning of a Brighter Day. Association for Mormon Letters. 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ "HIVE ZINE". The ARCH-HIVE. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. "HIVE ZINE-008 'First Visions': A Preview". Dawning of a Brighter Day. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. "HOLY HELL". The ARCH-HIVE. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ^ "VIA CRUCIS". The ARCH-HIVE. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Midwinter at the Gates of Dawn". The ARCH-HIVE. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  10. Low, Jesslyn (8 December 2021). ""Midwinter at the Gates of Dawn" Offers an Intimate and Thought-Provoking Experience". Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. "2019 AML Award Winners". Dawning of a Brighter Day. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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