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Caitlin Keogh, Knots Knot Knots, 2020

Caitlin Keogh

Knots Knot Knots
2020
Flashe and acrylic on panel
58×43 cm
courtesy of the artist and Bortolami Gallery

Asian Weaver Ants71 build living chains by holding each other at the waist.72 They dangle across tree branches to close gaps between trails or to explore new areas.73

  • Oecophylla smaragdina
  • Chains can span as far as 10 cm, 15 times the length of a worker.
  • Carlesso et al., 2023