Nel Bonte pushes the boundaries between sculpture, architecture and scenography. Interpretation and reconstruction of existing models of classification form the basis, from which the meaning and function of the recognisable language of shapes of a common object are reconsidered. A new meaning emerges, in both content and form. This results in a series of sculptures that strongly resemble scale models, making the interaction with the audience a part of the research and oeuvre. 

The location for her work is repeatedly questioned and the physical space is given a substantial
meaning. Contradictions such as coincidence and experiment are juxtaposed, turning the location of the work into one of its necessary, symbolic aspects. The choice to work on location, to stage the white cube of a gallery or museum, or to use photography as a medium of representation, is always questioned. This allows her to keep giving new meaning to, on the one hand, the content, the formal skin of her oeuvre and, on the other hand, the physical place in which it is displayed. Both interact with the onlooker and/or the public space.

This symbolical process is the basis of an oeuvre characterised by an experimental attitude, through  which it is continually reevaluated throughout time and space.