Posted by David Richardson
Brenna K. Murphy is an InLiquid visual artist with an extensive body of multimedia work. Throughout her diverse portfolio, one can draw a peculiar, material thread of commonality – a strand of the artist’s hair. Murphy uses hair as a visual tool of self-exploration, shaping it into recognizable and abstract forms from her life on paper and in photography.

Most recently, Murphy worked with Philadelphia-based fashion designer Sarah Van Aken for an installation at The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design. The collaboration is the fifth and final installment of Moore’s DesignLab series, a project that pairs area fashion designers with local artists. Van Aken and Murphy comment, “This installation is an exploration of process – the process of textiles and garment creation, the process of creating one’s sense of style, and, ultimately, how these processes affect a woman’s sense of self and understanding of her own body.”

The installation can be viewed 24/7 through March 15 at the window of the InSights gallery at Moore College of Art and Design on the corner of 20th St. and Race St. A closing reception will be held on March 15 at 7:30 pm. More information can be found at thegalleriesatmoore.org.

Finally, InLiquid is pleased to announce that Brenna K. Murphy will be the featured “InLiquid at the Bride” exhibiting artist for the month of April! Check back at inliquid.org for further information concerning opening reception dates and times.

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Posted by Erica Minutella
What do bulletproof glass, broken beer bottles, and vacant lots have in common? While your first inclination may be to associate these things with staging straight out of a murder scene from Law and Order, David Belt, of the design firm Macro Sea, may soon have you thinking otherwise.

His new Brooklyn project Glassphemy! merges recycling initiatives and social experimentation in a 20 by 30 foot art installation featuring a room constructed from steel frames and bulletproof glass. The colossal structure allows visitors standing above the piece to smash beer bottles against the walls, thereby activating a lighting system set to go off in response to the vibrations created by the impact of the bottles.

Originally envisioned during a community design charrette in Philadelphia, Glassphemy! will be returning to the city of its conception, presented by InLiquid and Community Design Collaborative as a part of DesignPhiladelphia, in partnership with KSNAC (Kensington South Neighborhood Advisory Council) and NKCDC (New Kensington Development Corporation). The piece will remain on display in the Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, from October 12 through 17.

In addition, Glassphemy! will be part of two major events on October 17. From 11 am to 4 pm, the piece will be on view during CAFé, the Community Arts Festival presented by InLiquid at Crane Arts. Immediately afterward, it will act as the site for DesignPhiladelphia’s official closing party.

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