Like most of Rinalda Bonazza’s works, this piece is based on the photographic image of a biological tissue as seen under the lens of a microscope. The nervous tissue is recreated with bobbin lace and knot weaving using hand-spun hemp dyed with natural pigments.
“My practice,” explains Rinalda Bonazza, “is rooted in the love for needlework that my mother passed on to me.” Aged only 7, Rinalda eagerly learned t ...