Open by appointment - please email info@rhizomedc.org. Open gallery hours Sunday May 23 11am-3pm, Saturday May 29 130-430pm, and during other Rhizome events.
Charlotte Hodgson "A hand for the sewer"
Charlotte Hodgson is a sculptor who grew up in DC, studied in the Bay Area, and currently lives in Takoma Park. Inspired by Funk Ceramics and the Ferus Gallery, Japanese aesthetics, inanimate objects and “verge” emotions, she works primarily in ceramics and builds accompanying pieces out of wood, epoxy, and plaster. Her work is mainly vessel-based, ranging from functional pottery to sculptures that contemplate the act of holding. “A hand for the sewer” is a body of work that has something to do with being private in public, the parallels of anatomy and plumbing, and what it feels like to project. There will also be functional pottery for sale in Rhizome's kitchen. 25% of all proceeds will be donated to Black Swan Academy. Charlotte’s band INDEX will be performing on May 29 at 4pm in conjunction with the exhibit.
Toxic Tango. Jennifer Natalya Fink and Julie Laffin. April 2019
Jennifer Natalya Fink & Julie Laffin “Going Green”
How do supposedly ‘green’ products--consumer products marketed as environmentally friendly--in fact cover over the scope and scale of the environmental catastrophe we’re in? How do we expose this greenwashing, and explore alternative ways of engaging this crisis? Jennifer Natalya Fink and Julie Laffin will address these questions in a large-scale site-specific performance-installation on Saturday May 22 at 6pm. Related text and ephemera will be displayed in the gallery during the two-week period.
Flotsam. Caroline MacKinnon
Caroline MacKinnon “Innerscapes”
In Innerscapes Caroline MacKinnon’s vivid gouache paintings evoke the shapes of plants, animals and their environs without directly copying specific species or existing places. She utilizes saturated, vibrant colors and repeated patterns to create moody landscapes and glowing nocturnal scenes. “I liked the idea of peering inside the house (at Rhizome) to look at these imaginary depictions of the ‘outdoors,’ especially as so many of us have spent most of the last year inside our homes peering out, wondering what will happen next.”