Contemporary Art Smith, Kiki Bee and Stars. 2005. Ink and gouache on Losin handmade paper (with watermark). 29.5 x 20.5 cm. Signed and dated. Mounted on backing in places. - With a few very faint, barely visible handling marks; edges minimally bumped. Overall in very good condition. SGSM 2018:50 D. – One of 100 uniquely designed pieces. – Published by Kunstverein Ulm. - Since the 1990s, Kiki Smith’s work has increasingly evolved into an interdisciplinary exploration of nature and the cosmos, in which humans, animals and the universe appear in an equal and reciprocal relationship. In *Bee and Stars* from 2005, this worldview crystallises into a poetic image of the simultaneity of all things: the bee appears as a symbol of the natural, the transient and, at the same time, the essential to life, encountering the infinity of the starry sky. The star shapes are applied using a stamp, a technique that combines mechanical repetition with manual uniqueness, lending each of the 100 sheets its own distinctive character. Ink and gouache on Losin handmade paper (with watermark). Signed and dated. Mounted in places. - With a few very faint, barely visible handling marks; edges slightly bumped. Overall, very good condition. - One of 100 individually created unique works. - Since the 1990s, Kiki Smith’s work has increasingly evolved into an interdisciplinary exploration of nature and the cosmos, in which humans, animals and the universe appear in an equal and reciprocal relationship. In *Bee and Stars* (2005), this worldview crystallises into a poetic image of the simultaneity of all things: the bee appears as a symbol of the natural, the transient and, at the same time, that which is essential to life, encountering the infinity of the starry sky. The star shapes are applied using a stamp, a technique that combines mechanical repetition with manual uniqueness, lending each of the 100 sheets its own distinctive character.