Nicole Beno is an Ontario-based artist and designer fascinated with technology and its relationship to the natural world.
Known for her inventive use of materials ranging from orchid petals, jello, and office supplies to mouldy strawberries, she employs them in ways that emphasize their aesthetic qualities. Through the process of digital manipulation, she distorts, cuts, and collages them into something new.
Her photographs and image-making style blend digital and analog, a remix of the computer and the hand.
Artwork description
Inspired by intricate patterns found in nature on plants and animals, these mushroom installations emphasize the beauty and awe of these incredible organisms. With an added layer of fantasy, these vibrant, psychedelic, dream-like fungi come to life, playing into their magical nature.