Last Chance

Catch it or Regret It

by Nadia Stadnycki

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Published: Mar 26, 2008

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Winifred Lutz arranged reflective, hand-blown orbs in the American Philosophical Society's garden to re-create the layout of stars in the Philadelphia night sky in October. The light-emitting demispheres range in size from 2 to 6 inches, depending on the luminosity of the stars they represent. From the side, the installation resembles a patch of glowing mushrooms. Visitors are encouraged to walk through and identify major constellations, including Orion, Andromeda and Ursa Minor.

Philly artist Deirdre Murphy imagines the world through the eyes of animals and children in her paintings. In Kachow, a hawk perches on the branches of a tree high above a cul-de-sac in a suburban development. The houses below have long, flat red roofs and are only slightly taller than pancakes, reflecting what the hawk might see when it looks down from its roost.

Each of David Garratt's hand-sculpted busts (pictured) is frozen in a different, often emotionally charged facial expression. One bust has squinted eyes with many tiny wrinkles in the lids, the mouth pulled left in anticipation of a sneeze. Another's cheeks are sucked in, the lips pursed in a fish face. Others still suggest more serious moods: a furrowed forehead for anguish, a gaping mouth to convey disbelief and wide eyes with the head tilted back to show shock.

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