Brynn Hurlstone: Resonance

Brynn Hurlstone: Resonance is an interactive exhibition that addresses the pervasive, yet often unseen, issue of domestic violence. A transdisciplinary artist, Hurlstone uses reactive materials— steel, glass, water, salt, silk, and water-soluble paper—to create an environment that “is alive, in continual transformation, and activated by human presence.” Visitors are invited to accept or refuse multiple levels of engagement: as they step on steel plates, water spills from spotlighted glass vessels, forming rust drawings that slowly weaken the steel beneath. Meanwhile, the gentle breeze created by walking through the space ruffles delicate silk panels, slowly fraying their edges over time.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and would like to talk to someone, please call Blackburn Center Hotline at 888-832-2272 to speak with a trained crisis counselor. 

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Artist Brynn Hurlstone (pictured above right) will discuss her exhibition during a free talk on Sunday, Sept. 7. She will be joined by Dr. Grace Hampton (above left), guest curator of The Art of Elizabeth Catlett from the Collection of Samella Lewis, which opens the same day. Learn more and register here.