Little Bird Place Gallery is pleased to invite you to:
THE RADIATING TRUTH — AN EXPLORATION OF OUR DOMINION OVER NATURE
See all works from the exhibition HERE!
Exhibition by Cornelia Hesse-Honegger
08.01—24.01.2026
08.01—24.01.2026
Opening reception: 08.01 (Thursday) 6PM
Guided tour with the artist during the opening
Swiss artist and scientific illustrator Cornelia Hesse-Honegger (b. 1944) arrives in Bulgaria to open her first solo exhibition in Eastern Europe. The exhibition will feature some of the most emblematic works in her oeuvre. Situated at the intersection of art and science, it explores the impact of nuclear radiation on global biodiversity.
The exhibition will present eight high-quality digital reproductions of watercolours depicting insects collected over the years in areas exposed to excessive radiation—Ukraine, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and others. During the opening, the artist will conduct a guided tour and introduce the audience at Little Bird Place Gallery to the subject to which she has devoted nearly sixty years of her life.
— Little Bird Place Gallery Team
*The event is organised in collaboration with nonsofia and the Swiss Embassy in Bulgaria.
Cornelia Hesse-Honegger (b. 1944) is a Swiss artist and scientific illustrator born in Zurich into the artist family of Gottfried Honegger and Warja Lavater. She completed her training as a scientific illustrator at the Zoological Institute of the University of Zurich, where she worked for more than 25 years. She developed her unique style, combining art and science by drawing deformed insects affected by radiation and heavy chemicals. After the Chernobyl accident, she devoted her research to mutations in insects around nuclear zones in Europe, the US, and Japan, proving the harmfulness of so-called low radiation. She is the author of scientific publications co-authored with researchers in the fields of biology and ecotoxicology, and her works have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, including Zurich, Oxford, Paris, Barcelona, New York, and Tokyo. She is a recipient of the Nuclear Free Future Award and a member of the Atomic Photographers Guild.
