On becoming water and water: Odessa Straub

Collar Works is pleased to announce On becoming water and water, a solo exhibition by Odessa Straub. The exhibition includes a range of Straub’s sculptures and paintings from the past several years altered and transformed for this presentation.

On becoming water and water transforms Collar Works’ temporary home at the former Union Bank. Studded by draped fabric walls, the space interchangeably evokes grand, theatrical space and cozy, intimate dwelling. On view is a selection of Straub’s paintings and sculptural works, which make re-use of various textiles, found objects, and discarded items of clothing. For Straub, clothing can become a form of armour in public, a persona to guard oneself. Here, these personas are shed: not necessarily discarded, but reused and reanimated. Items that once served as protection now float and flutter in water-filled vessels, evoking ocean life and newly-emerging ecologies. On becoming water and water reimagines the exhibition– normally a space of stagnancy– as a moving body of water: facilitating growth and transformation.

Join us for the opening Friday October 24, from 5-8 PM!

October 11- December 1, 2025

Open Hours:
Friday: 12–5
Saturdays: 10-4