Glossa is a woven interpretation of the multi-parts composed tongue of an insect. This work, executed as a woven jacquard tapestry, is based on a microscopic photograph of the tongue of a honey bee. Glossa is a close-up of the tip of the proboscis, the group name for the different parts of the bee tongue. Through a play with scale/size, the details lose their meaning and take on a new, abstract dimension. As a result, the complexity of the different elements of the tongue transforms into a minimalist image.
The irregular chunks we can discern between the hairs on the tongue are pieces of fine dust, the regular forms between the hairs are pollen grains.

GLOSSA (jacquard tapestry, 175cm x 225cm, 2024)
The work is visible at both sides, in black at the one side and in white at the other side.