Iona Bodem
Iona Bodem is a Chicago, IL. based installation artist specializing in Fibers and Film. Their work focuses on themes of memory, nostalgia and isolation utilizing large scale Fiber works and video collage.
Blanket Fort, 2021, Installation. Blanket, weaving, tufting, rugs, crochet
2021 Blanket Fort installation at Goldsmiths University of London - handmade blankets, weavings, rugs and crochet works sewn together and draped like a child’s blanket fort.
House Warming, 2020, Installation. Blankets, knitting stoll, bread making, 48 x 42 in. each
Installation at Goldsmiths University of London with three 48 x 42 in blankets and a loaf of bread set on a hand crocheted pot holder.
Lowell, IN., 2020, Blankets, knitting stoll
Blankets of the Lowell, IN signs HELL IS REAL - JESUS IS REAL and the scenery of windmills.
Installation, 2022, Quilting, fibers sculpture, doll-making
2022 installation at SAIC using a quilted window frame and drapes, clothing line with hand embroidered undergarments and handkerchiefs, along with a stuffed rabbit doll hung by its hind legs.
Haunted Homes 2/12, 2022, Collage, photoshop
Part of a series of collage works for Endless Content Forever (2022).