EMILY NOLA

Emily Nola (she/they) is a curator, writer, and researcher based in the Hudson Valley, New York. Working in research-based and cross-disciplinary methodologies, her work is interested in technology, mediation, and contemporary culture. She is deeply invested in alternative pedagogical strategies and collective practices.

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On becoming water and water
Odessa Straub
Collar Works, Troy, NY
October 11- December 1, 2025

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 stagnacy– as a moving body of water: facilitating growth and transformation.