COLLIN BRADFORD – EVERY ROCK IS A CLOUD

Material is pleased to present Every Rock is a Cloud, a solo exhibition by Utah-based artist Collin Bradford, on view October 24 through November 20, 2026.

Working across video, photography, sculpture, drawing, and other forms, Collin Bradford has developed a practice centered on how we understand and relate to the land we inhabit. Every Rock is a Cloud considers land and our human experience within it, through the expansive scale of geologic time. The exhibition grew in part from Bradford’s move from the Great Lakes region to Utah, where the exposed geology of the surrounding landscape prompted him to think differently about permanence, transformation, and the ways human experience intersects with much longer processes of geological change.

Throughout the exhibition, Bradford shifts between human and geologic scales to challenge our perception of landscape as fixed or permanent. Rocks and clouds emerge as temporary arrangements of matter operating at radically different speeds. At the same time, transparent colored forms alter familiar views of the land and draw attention to ongoing geologic activity. Through close observation and subtle interventions, Every Rock is a Cloud invites viewers to consider matter’s continual movement and the fleeting nature of forms that can appear permanent and unchanging.

Image: Collin Bradford, Cloud of Points, 16 x 16 inches, plastic, pigmented epoxy, fluorite-rich soil and rock from near Spor Mountain, UT. 2026

OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, October 24 · 6–9 PM

CLOSING RECEPTION & ARTIST TALK
Friday, November 20
Artist Talk · 5:30 PM
Closing Reception · 6–8 PM

Gallery Hours: During events and by appointment.