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Scarlet Woman — Celia de VilliersScarlet Woman2002 · Stainless steel & fibreMediacy — Celia de VilliersMediacy2006 · Glass & acupuncture needlesPost-Human Consumerism — Celia de VilliersPost-Human Consumerismc. 2009 · ResinMemory Jars — Celia de VilliersMemory Jarsc. 2006 · Glass, resin & found objectsInterstice — Celia de VilliersInterstice2006 · Mirror, glass & saltChastity Belt — Celia de VilliersChastity Belt2006 · Stainless steel, leather & satinTweaking — Celia de VilliersTweaking2004–2006 · Glass, copper, found objects & lightThe Three Graces 2.0 — Celia de VilliersThe Three Graces 2.02012 · Resin, laser-cut Perspex, textile, plastic tubing, stainless steel & copperDeath and Desire — Celia de VilliersDeath and Desire2011 · Brass, copper & resinShip of Fools II — Celia de VilliersShip of Fools II2013 · Glass & stainless steelVainglorious Distaste — Celia de VilliersVainglorious Distaste2006 · Resin castings, wood & mirrorRed Obsession — Celia de VilliersRed Obsession2006 · Vinyl, wood & lightFetish — Celia de VilliersFetish2006 · Fake fur & latexThe Liminal — Celia de VilliersThe Liminal2003–2006 · Mirror, glass, salt, copper, pewter, brass, aluminium & steelTransmania — Celia de VilliersTransmania2005–2006 · Single-channel videoThe Slippage Between Siren and Cyborg — Celia de VilliersThe Slippage Between Siren and Cyborgc. 2011 · Plexiglass, resin & stainless steelVotive Confluence — Celia de VilliersVotive Confluence2010–2011 · Glass, copper, silver, laser-cut steel, mesh & textile — a body of four neo-Gothic worksBridal Fetish — Celia de VilliersBridal Fetishc. 2000 · Plexiglass, textiles & woodMycoremediation — Celia de VilliersMycoremediation2022 · Fibre sculpture — reclaimed textiles, fibre and nettingLiminal Rite — Celia de VilliersLiminal Ritec. 2010 · Hand-dyed textiles and yarns; hand and machine embroideryDisavowal — Celia de VilliersDisavowal2005–2006 · Polyurethane, velvet, suede, fake fur & latexResonance — Celia de VilliersResonancec. 2006 · Sculpted hand-dyed felt, hand & machine embroidery, biodegradable fibresFragile Negotiations — Celia de VilliersFragile Negotiations2025 · Eco-dyed, botanically-printed biodegradable & up-cycled fibre; knotting, weaving, felting & embroideryWomb Stories — Celia de VilliersWomb Stories2020 · Vintage linen, lace, tulle and cotton, silk paint and embroidery threads; hand and machine stitchedSaudade Bahia — Celia de VilliersSaudade Bahia2004 · Found jetsam and flotsam — fishing net, weathered textiles, jute, plastic and plant material with a found sewing machine; over-dyed, embroidered, woven, crocheted and knittedForged by Fire — A Cloak for Nommo — Celia de VilliersForged by Fire — A Cloak for Nommo2008 · Mixed media — natural and synthetic yarns and fabrics, hand-dyed wool and silk, handmade felt; hand and machine knitting, hand-weaving, quilting and embroideryCloak for a Shaman — Celia de VilliersCloak for a Shaman2008 · Mixed media — natural and synthetic yarns and fabrics, hand-dyed wool and silk, handmade felt; hand and machine knitting, felting, hand-weaving, hand and machine quilting and embroideryAquatic Insurrection — Celia de VilliersAquatic Insurrectionc. 2015–2020 · Resin casting & laser-cut stainless steel — suspended aquatic creatures; installation, dimensions variable (each creature W 36 × H 18 × L 18 cm)Litany — Celia de VilliersLitanyc. 2015–2020 · Hand-dyed commercial, organic and synthetic textiles and yarns — hand-weaving, knitting and felting; hand and machine embroidery; rusted 19th-century pressed-ceiling panels, wire and PET plastic. W 300 × H 200 × D 200 cmThe Big 6 — Celia de VilliersThe Big 62001 · Embossed leather, collaged textile, heat-screened newsprint & machine embroidery; five suspended life-size figuresRe-rooting — Celia de VilliersRe-rooting2021 · Cement bag, denim, chiffon & guipure laceRegeneration — Celia de VilliersRegenerationc. 1998 · Giraffe & hippo bone, bandages, threads & drawings on silkLichenipolystoechotes — Celia de VilliersLichenipolystoechotes2022 · Eco-dyed wool & fibre, stitch; installationLove Potion — Celia de VilliersLove Potion2022 · Embroidery & textile; each heart 15 × 10 cmOrchidelirium and Other Obsessions — Celia de VilliersOrchidelirium and Other Obsessions2024 · Eco-dyed wool, felt, embroidery & fibreBeyond an Inferno — Celia de VilliersBeyond an Inferno2020 · Fibre, embroidery & stitched textile with charred found objects from the 2017 wildfires; drawing on dyed silkBotanical Prints — Celia de VilliersBotanical Prints2020– · Botanical (eco) prints — leaf and flower contact prints with natural mordants and dyes, on paperBones and Roots — Celia de VilliersBones and Rootsc. 1998 · Pencil on paperBones and Roots — Celia de VilliersBones and Rootsc. 1998 · Pencil on paperBones and Roots — Celia de VilliersBones and Rootsc. 1998 · Pencil on paperBones and Roots — Celia de VilliersBones and Rootsc. 1998 · Pencil on paperBones and Roots — Celia de VilliersBones and Rootsc. 1998 · Pencil on paperBones and Roots — Celia de VilliersBones and Rootsc. 1998 · Pencil on paperDrawings of Burnt Power Tools — Celia de VilliersDrawings of Burnt Power Tools2017–2019 · Mixed media — ink and watercolour on paperDrawings of Burnt Power Tools — Celia de VilliersDrawings of Burnt Power Tools2017–2019 · Mixed media — ink and watercolour on paperDrawings of Burnt Power Tools — Celia de VilliersDrawings of Burnt Power Tools2017–2019 · Mixed media — ink and watercolour on paperDrawings of Burnt Power Tools — Celia de VilliersDrawings of Burnt Power Tools2017–2019 · Mixed media — ink and watercolour on paperRavaged by Time — Celia de VilliersRavaged by Timec. 2019 · Site-specific work; photograph — a derelict hotel near Ponte da MucelaDislocation & Corrosion — Celia de VilliersDislocation & Corrosion2013, remade 2024–25 · Mixed media — cut, torn and layered maps, prints and paperDislocation & Corrosion — Celia de VilliersDislocation & Corrosion2013, remade 2024–25 · Mixed media — cut, torn and layered maps, prints and paper

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