Expanded Forms: Rodrigo Nava

Rodrigo Nava begins his sculptural process by creating an enclosed space fashioned from welded steel. His forms are fairly straightforward: a cone attached to a half dome, two intersecting pills, a bell muted by a saucer. They are beautifully crafted and airtight—unless you look closely at the seams. There you will find one point at which there is entry to the interior.
While the objects remain robust, muscular, and strong, the slight softening of their outlines creates a new dynamic in interpretation. The physical “experience” of each piece is manifest in the changes we see in its body. Allusions abound, from the deflation of a child’s blow-up toy to the sagging of a once-young physique.
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