Awkward, Arts & Lit Lab, Madison, WI
In Awkward, Kathleen McShane and Liz Rodda question and nudge forms through material processes. Each generates forms from reconfigured vocabularies in which narratives appear constructed, buried and uncovered in a struggle, and left to stand in an ambivalent state. Collaborative works include poster-size photographs of their drawings in sculptural configurations. Collectively, Awkward operates as a loose constellation of the familiar and unfamiliar, forming vignettes that liberate objects and images from familiar conventions—instead embracing awkwardness.