Danielle Mano-Bella

Danielle Mano-Bella works where biotechnology meets art. In 2023 she began developing a method she calls Memory Shape, made with a biotech startup, SilkIt, that produces biochemical materials from silk for medical use. The results are combined with photography, print, installation, and sculpture.

The Roots of Hope - Memory shape (sculpture based on innovative biochemical materials from silk film and medical herbs), 2026

Of Israeli-Portuguese descent and based in Jaffa, she documents individuals from many communities, among them LGBTQ, Arab-Israeli, Russian, Ethiopian, and BDSM circles. Her questions circle identity, belonging, hope, freedom, and love, along with how one person relates to another, and how people relate to nature. She draws parallels among social, environmental, and biological processes, looking for what is common to all of us as part of nature.

The Shards of Hope - Memory shape (sculpture based on innovative biochemical materials from silk film), 2026

She holds a bachelor’s degree with honors from the Department of Multidisciplinary Art at Shenkar, and her work has appeared in magazines, books, and catalogs internationally. Beyond her studio practice, Mano-Bella founded the art-tech startup Martch.