Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14 - CLICK HERE
Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE dirt and resin
Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh: Daughter-Mother
2010- 2014
dirt and resin
top view

intends to convey the psychic and physical interconnectedness of two people and the struggle to create clear boundaries between them. They were cast into dirt with James Croak in 2014.

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Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh: Daughter-Mother

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE Documented Photos
Physical-Spritual Shift
Documented Photos
My mother's hip replacement occuring simultaneously with my leg mold being made.

Artist, Nathaniel Lieb, helped me with the plaster molds

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE
Documented photo

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE selected found objects that had a connection to home covered in plaster to create patella like forms
Envisioning a Healthy KneeCap
2010
selected found objects that had a connection to home covered in plaster to create patella like forms
documented photo of process

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE
Two Elements: Attempt to Clear
2012

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE seed, drilled holes
Shared Seed Element Fragment
2010
seed, drilled holes
2.75" x 1.75" x 1.5"

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE mixed media and transformed selected found objects
KneeCap Specimen Drawer No.3 Enlarged View
2010-13
mixed media and transformed selected found objects
26" x 40" x 1"

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE Graphite Frottage of embroidered map to Social Security Disability, ink on page from mother's old German Cookbook
BookPage—KneeCap Frottage No.1
2012-13
Graphite Frottage of embroidered map to Social Security Disability, ink on page from mother's old German Cookbook
7" x 7.25"

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE hand embroidered drawings with thread, anatomy book page
Mended Knees and Legs
2013
hand embroidered drawings with thread, anatomy book page

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE thread, anatomy drawing, book page
Mended Knees and Legs DETAIL
2013
thread, anatomy drawing, book page

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE selected found objects, mixed media—oil paint, silk organza, gold leaf, thread,
KneeCap Specieman Drawer No.1
10-2012
selected found objects, mixed media—oil paint, silk organza, gold leaf, thread,
26" x 40" x 1" horizontal surface

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE selected found objects, wax, entrails, gold leaf, plaster, graphite, dry pigmnet, oil paint,  plaster, thread, fabric
KneeCap Specieman Drawer No.2
07-2013
selected found objects, wax, entrails, gold leaf, plaster, graphite, dry pigmnet, oil paint, plaster, thread, fabric
26" x 40" x 1" horizontal surface

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE


Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE soap, thread, acrylic paint
Circle Series Element: StfsXmsSp
2006
soap, thread, acrylic paint
2.5" x 2.25" x .5"

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE plaster, floor remnant, graphite
KneeCap Specimen Drawer No. 2 DETAIL
07-13
plaster, floor remnant, graphite
3" x 3' x 1"

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE


Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE


Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE boiled receipts and plaster
Vertebra
2010-13
boiled receipts and plaster
60" x 4"

installation

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE


Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE


Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE
DETAIL - Vertebra Form
2013-14

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE
DETAIL Six Vertebras Frottage Ink Wash No.5
2014

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE
Six Vertebras Frottage Ink Wash No.5
2014

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE
Six Vertebras Inkwash Frottage and Thread on paper
2014
14" x 17"

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE
DETAIL Six Vertebras Frottage Inkwash and Thread
2014

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE


Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE
DETAIL Vertebra Series - Frottage and Collage on Paper No.2
2012-14

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE
Vertebra Series - Frottage and Collage on Paper No.2
2012-14
14" x 17"

Nicola Ginzel  Rearranging the Bones, Rearranging the Flesh - 2007-14   -   CLICK HERE graphite frottagem pen, ink, gouache, pastel fabric frottage fastened with thread
Vertebra Series - Frottage and Collage on Paper No.1
2013-14
graphite frottagem pen, ink, gouache, pastel fabric frottage fastened with thread
9" x 17"