The Weapon 2021
The tiny bead at the base of this needle resembles a tiny drop of blood, suggesting that beadwork is a weapon. Niro sees the enactment of cultural tradition as a force for social change and beadwork as a tool for the future. The haunting faces in the background look similar to the ones in “The Guests”. This time however, they have been sourced from online pictures – each one representing a missing or murdered Indigenous woman.
The Weapon 2021
The tiny bead at the base of this needle resembles a tiny drop of blood, suggesting that beadwork is a weapon. Niro sees the enactment of cultural tradition as a force for social change and beadwork as a tool for the future. The haunting faces in the background look similar to the ones in “The Guests”. This time however, they have been sourced from online pictures – each one representing a missing or murdered Indigenous woman.