Bonnie Shanas
Wire Mesh Sculptures by Bonnie Shanas
Spring Rittenhouse 2025
My work is inspired by the global language of gestures and figurative expression. With metal mesh as my primary medium, I enjoy the challenge of capturing the softness of both our vulnerable and powerful moments, using an industrial material that is otherwise rigid and ungiving. I find the technique to be both metaphorical and intentional – while each crease holds an individual memory that cannot be erased or undone, it is the collective sum of folds that create the story to be told.