08/06/2026
Thank you CaFÉ - Call For Entry!
Introducing Nikol Manes, one of the honorable mentions selected for Space is Weird, So Are We! 🌌 51percent Mosaics
Interstellar Telecaster
Artist Statement: “I make mosaic guitars and ukuleles using hand-cut glass mirror and other materials. My work is rooted in repetition labor and intuition. I’m drawn to symbols that have endured across time stars hearts hamsa cacti desert scenes aliens and geometric shapes... not as decoration but as containers for meaning and memory.
The process is slow and physical. I cut place and build each piece fragment by fragment allowing irregularity and breakage to remain visible. I’m interested in transformation how broken or discarded materials can be reassembled into objects that feel intentional and alive. My instruments remain fully playable. They co-exist between sculpture and function sound and stillness.
I create work as a way to mark experience and make sense of change. The finished pieces are meant to be held used or displayed... strung spun or hung.”
👀 See more from the artist at https://www.51percentmosaics.com/
👉 View the full exhibition at https://www.callforentry.org/space-is-weird-so-are-we/ or the link in our bio!
