Elements
PURCHASE TICKETS THROUGH FRINGE ARTS
September 9, 2026 - September 27, 2026
Elements is a month-long immersive journey exploring the deep connection between the human body, and the four classical elements: Earth, Water, Fire, and Air.
Over four weeks, the space continually transforms, with each element coming to life through projection-mapped environments, nature-based soundscapes, and guided movement rooted in yoga and breathwork. Visitors are invited to move, reflect, and engage within ever-shifting atmospheres that merge mindfulness, visual art, and storytelling.
Rather than reducing each element to a single emotion, the exhibition reveals their full emotional spectrum, how feelings circulate, evolve, and overlap within us. Each week offers an invitation to step into a distinct emotional landscape, creating not just a change in scenery, but a shift in inner experience.
The installation evolves weekly, using the same spatial framework to shift energy, mood, and sensory design. Each week embodies one elemental theme.
Air
9/9 – Breathspace: Air-Inspired Yoga with Tima Ozen, 2:30 - 4pm
9/10 - Second Thursday Gallery opening, 6 - 9pm
9/11 - Sky Song: Solo Woodwind Performance by Andrew Urbina, 7 - 8 pm
Water
9/12 - Between the Waves: Poetry Performance ft Heather Bowlan, Rachel O'Hanlon-Rodriguez, Alison Lubar, Nancy Reddy, Samya Abu-Orf and Anne-Adele Wight, 7 - 8 pm
9/13 - Open Gallery hours, 12 - 2pm
9/13 - Flowstate: Water-Inspired Yoga with Tima Ozen, 2:30 - 4pm
Earth
9/18 - Earth’s Movement: Solo Drum Performance by Conner Saltzer, 7 - 8pm
9/19 - Open Gallery Hours, 12 - 5pm
9/20 - Deep Roots: Earth-Inspired Yoga with Tima Ozen, 2:30 - 4pm
Fire
9/25 - Living Ember: Movement Performance ft. Lauren Raske, 7 - 8pm
9/26 - Open Gallery Hours, 12 - 5pm
9/27 - Inner Flame: Fire-Inspired Yoga with Tima Ozen, 2:30 - 4pm
Tima Ozen is an interdisciplinary artist, yoga instructor, and community organizer passionate about bringing people together in creative ways. Their work includes projection art, animation, movement, and visual storytelling. As a co-founder of Philly SIGGRAPH and an active member of the East Kensington Arts Committee, Tima develops exhibitions, workshops, and public events that make art more accessible and collaborative. Whether producing digital experiences or neighborhood activations, Tima is dedicated to fostering spaces where artists and audiences can connect, explore, and grow.
Zoe McCarthy is a multimedia designer, creative director, and curator based in Philadelphia. Her work utilizes interactivity and experiential storytelling to craft truly responsive environments, engaging audiences with depth and purpose. With a creative practice encompassing exhibit design, interactive installations, curation, and community organizing, Zoe prototypes new ways of fostering embodiment, awareness, and connection across physical and digital landscapes. Her emphasis on interactivity is grounded in a belief that accessibility and community participation are fundamental to meaningful design.