Beach Bodies
Galveston Arts Center
Rodda presents three bodies of work that examine physical and perceptual relationships to the beach. Using self-tanner as a material, she considers light and its absence through abstract marks and darkroom photograms. The exhibition also includes sculptural heads composed of concrete, kitty litter, seashells, and related materials—forms dispersed throughout the gallery that recall eroded sandcastles and reference the site’s environmental and geological conditions.
Two video works extend this inquiry: one draws from found footage of a jacuzzi cycling through its programmed functions without human presence, while the other records fingerprints smearing and distorting the surface of the artist’s laptop screen.
— Dennis Nance, Director