Through two stages of creation, Todd examines material and human connection in Primary Objects. In 1960s Paris and New York, these works were meant to translate the ineffable quality of humanity. Mortality, sensuality, and the nature of being alive are compounded and neutralized in rounded planes and angled surfaces. In the third act of his career, Todd returns to these objects, which he calls fetishes, and reexamines the echoes of their original intent. The intimate totems assembled in 2025 oscillate between the surreal and the carnal. Blurring the lines often asserted in contemporary art.