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skin cells growing from Charlie's skin sample photo: Christopher Lovejoy

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Charlie Murphy 'fibroblast' projection materials 2019 tests

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Charlie Murphy 'dermo fibroblast, in vitro' installation at Dundee's Lifespace Gallery, 2018 photo Erika Stevenson Read More

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Charlie Murphy 'dermo fibroblast, in vitro' projection at Lifespace Gallery Dundee 2018 photo Erika Stevenson Read More

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Charlie Murphy 'cell colony' 2018, trial projections towards 'LOMU' series

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'in vitro' projections at UCL Activism Hub for Bloomsbury Festival 2018 Read More

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Charlie Murphy 'colonies' projection 2018 trial

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Charlie Murphy 'fibroblast' projection materials 2019 tests

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Charlie's stem cells stained with fluorescent antibody markers to verify their characteristics photo: Christopher Lovejoy Read More

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Neuronal (brain cell) colonies photo: Dr Selina Wray Read More

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Charlie Murphy 'dermo fibroblast, in vitro' 2018 projection at The Royal Institution, London during their 'Understanding Alzheimers' event photo: Dr Selina Wray Read More

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Charlie Murphy 'organoid' projection 2018 trial, part of the LOMU series

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creative workshop activities repurposing and upcycling used well tissue plates -sharing insights into cell culturing processes and inspire hope in dementai research

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Creative workshop activities repurposing and upcycling used well tissue plates to create coloured mosaic interpretations

In vitro Projections

This series of mixed media image projections  respond to the sumptuous, colourful and complex microscopic imagery created in Professor Wray’s lab.

In this series of immersive images Charlie  juxtaposes  optical and refractive qualities, shadows and illuminations of colourised scientific glass, tools ,domestic materials and liquids to recreate, embody and enlarge the cell imagery she’s observed in the lab as her own cells have been transformed.

A selection of upcycled waste glass materials – gathered from  factory production lines are combined with colourful viscous materials  reminiscent of the liquids used  in the lab to present playful, personal dimensions to what are conventionally anonymised, abstract scientific images.

This projection series is being created in response to imagery  from Wray Lab,  Dr Eric Hill’s lab (Aston Uni) and selected  imagery from research labs across the UK and internationally

These images are presented as photographic still images,  immersive installations and co-creative engagement activities.

Contact Charlie at charlie@charliemurphy.co.uk for further information