This exhibition brings together works by Roni Horn in a range of mediums—sculpture, photography, drawing, and bookmaking—offering the first presentation devoted entirely to her exploration of water. Among the featured works are You are the Weather, Part 2 (2010–11), a series of one hundred photographs depicting a woman immersed in Iceland’s geothermal pools; a group of newly unveiled cast glass sculptures whose luminous surfaces suggest the stillness and depth of liquid; and volumes from To Place, Horn’s ongoing series of artist books begun in 1989, which probe the intricate ties between self, landscape, and perception.
For Horn, water is both subject and metaphor—a material through which she examines the mutable nature of identity and emotion. In her writing, she describes water as shifting endlessly between states: calm and turbulent, pure and opaque, soft and hard. This language of paradox underscores her larger inquiry into how something that appears constant is, in fact, perpetually in flux. The qualities she attributes to water—its weight, transparency, and volatility—mirror the contradictions inherent in human experience, where clarity and uncertainty often coexist.
In the context of the American West, this focus acquires a deeper resonance. Water has long been regarded as a dependable and abundant element, yet climate change and population growth are revealing its fragility. Horn’s meditations on water, therefore, speak not only to inner transformation but also to ecological vulnerability. Her art becomes an invitation to look more closely at what sustains us—materially and spiritually—and to recognize the precarious balance between stability and change. Through these works, Horn transforms water into a lens for understanding both our environment and the shifting contours of identity itself.
Image: Installation view, Roni Horn: Water, Water on the Wall, You’re the Fairest of Them All, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, September 12, 2025 — February 15, 2026. Photos by Wes Magyar.
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