Nicole Dextras
Chronos Jacket, 2021
Yucca, Abaca, Silk fibres, Willow bark, Durian peels, recycled jeans and sash, Reed, Cotton string. 40"L X 25"W X 20"D
Jacket constructed from bast fibers for the short film: Chronos, time of sand. Meant for a desert environment, the front plate and sleeves are designed for ventilation. The articulated hood acts as a sun hood.
Nicole Dextras
A Dressing the Future, installation view, 2022
organic plant materials, canvas prints, samples, drawings, video, sculpture N/A
Partial view of exhibition at the Center for Contemporary Craft in Houston Texas
Nicole Dextras
Pyrrha Headdress Prototype, 2022
Rice noodles, Rice wraps, Snow Fungus, Ornamental Kale, Seagrass, Reed, Twine 18"H X 14"W X 12"D
Prototype for a short film about floods. I look for organic matter, found in wetland environments that I can transform into provocative and sustainable ornamentation. As living organisms, both rice crops and fungi are part of the mutually beneficial symbiotic relationships found in wetland ecosystems.
