Arena

fragments of a celestial abattoir, 2004 [polyptych of 25 images]

fragments of a celestial abattoir [detail: single panel from polyptych]

you must console me, no. 2, 2004 [triptych]

porneia, 2002 [polyptych of five images]

the passage of summer lightning, 2005 [tetraptych]

the passage of summer lightning [detail: panel 2]

in pain there burns a secret joy (for HH), 2002 [tetraptych]

in pain there burns a secret joy (for HH) [detail]

you must console me, no. 1, 2005 [triptych]

you must console me, no. 1 [detail: panel 2]

memento of third floor crucifixion, no. 1, 2004 [triptych]

memento of third floor crucifixion, no. 2, 2004 [triptych]

memento of third floor crucifixion, no. 3, 2004 [triptych]

The laughing woman and her memories, no. 2, 2005

As in sub rosa and Liquid City, these images are not characterized by stasis, randomly snatched as they often are from low-resolution moving pictures. Degraded and imprecise, they reinforce our sense of being outside the boundaries of normal reality. The artist again harnesses the powerful associations of the mimetic image while always working to subvert the documentary quality of photography. Here, too, the approach approximates the vivid but indistinct quality of the fantasies and nightmares that play nightly in the private theaters of our minds.

—Katherine Ware, curator New Mexico Museum of Art, from her essay in the book Labyrinth of Desire: Work by Frank Rodick.

Arena was completed 2002-2005.

artist statement

- Toned (selenium, iron, copper) gelatin silver and archival pigment prints.
- Edition: 5 + 2 AP. Certain image editions include unique variants based on gelatin silver printing, metallic toning, and homemade filters.
- 26 works including single images, diptychs, triptychs, and polyptychs.
- Print sizes vary depending on the particular piece.
- Contact info@frankrodick.com for information.