Miami-based multidisciplinary artist Marilyn Loddi is set to unveil her latest immersive art show, “Connectome,” next week at Edge Zones Gallery. The installation combines live performance with visuals created in real time, reflecting Loddi’s distinctive approach to art.
Performing has always been central to Loddi’s life. “I’ve always been a performer. It’s a way to communicate with people by highlighting aspects of myself,” she explained. Using her artist pseudonym, Hush Fell, Loddi creates experiences that invite audiences into her personal world.
The upcoming show is the culmination of Loddi’s summer residency at the Bakehouse Art Complex in Wynwood, which is marking its 40th year. She describes “Connectome” as her most elaborate performance yet, crediting the residency for allowing her to expand her artistic vision.
Since June, Loddi has been working alongside seven other artists in the Audrey Love Gallery through the Bakehouse Summer Open program. The initiative supports local creatives by providing free studio space, networking opportunities, and connections to curators. Loddi highlighted the challenge of finding affordable workspaces in Miami and praised the program’s impact on her practice.
Bakehouse Art Complex will host an Open Studios event on Tuesday from 6pm to 9pm. Visitors can tour artists’ spaces and view work produced during the summer residency. Loddi shared that the experience of working alongside other creatives has been invaluable. “Having this space has allowed me to focus on my work more than I ever have. It’s also helpful to have other artists to talk to,” she said.
Her time at Bakehouse also offered lessons in collaboration and openness. “It’s taught me a lot about working with people and accepting my art as it is,” Loddi noted.
Much of Loddi’s work explores the mind-body connection and the influence of science on human experience, interests shaped by her personal journey with a severe eating disorder. Food has become a central motif in her art, representing both struggle and recovery.
In her piece 2nd Brain Session 2, Loddi improvised wet sculptures made of edible materials to create a short film reflecting digestion. Another project involved deconstructing meals from McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Krispy Kreme into temporary sculptures, emphasizing impermanence and transformation.
“Food has always been part of my life. I’ve been good at arranging it for others, but I’ve had tension with it myself,” she said. “Working with food in my art has helped me cope with recovery.”
Loddi’s immersive approach merges personal experience, science, and performance, creating works that invite viewers to reflect on their own bodies and experiences.
The “Connectome” show opens on September 13 at Edge Zones Gallery from 6pm to 9pm. Attendees can experience the live performance and explore the visual interpretations that accompany it.
