12/22/2023
“The artist is interested in bifurcation—the hoof that is cast in glass, gem-like, framed ornately by silvered, slivered leaves, is double in its bilateral symmetry and in its indexical trace. The track is loaded with animal information, is readable to other animals, is an indicator of time, weight, scent, direction. The track is also a very primary cast that is recast by the artist, another doubling, underscoring casting as a process central to the construction of all of the sculptures in 𝑭𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅. By casting, the artist says, you are degrading or destroying the original material, the process involves removal, ‘I can observe things in the world that are non-human, but in order to really understand them I would have to cease to be human.’”
Read the full exhibition text by Laura Copelin, Deputy Director and Co-Curator, MOCA Tuscon at the link in our bio 🐑 Sarah M. Rodriguez’s solo exhibition 𝑭𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 is on view through January 6.
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Image: Sarah M. Rodriguez, Sheep, 2023. Cast glass, cast, carved, and welded aluminum, 17 x 21 x 1½ in. .copelin
