Bunker Projects

Welcome New Residents!

Murphi Cook

Suso Phizer

Murphi Cook makes uncanny worlds in the sliver of space between giggle fits and that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach.

In 1990, Murphi sat in the backseat of her parent's Toyota Corolla with a burnt cupcake in one hand and a preschool diploma in the other; her life had peaked just five minutes prior. Because of this (or perhaps, in spite of this), her art weaves whimsy, horror, disappointment, and memory into fast-moving multimedia theatre spectacles and immersive environments. Using puppetry, live-projection, and non-linear storytelling, she dumps spectators into parallel universes that revel in the potential for magic.

Murphi Cook

Suso Phizer grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, has lived and worked in Brooklyn for the last four years, and is currently moving to Philadelphia. Her most recent project is called "Face Wear" and revolves around a series of telephone interviews with strangers about the way their faces look and how it makes them feel.

Suso's work is a way of investigating how people relate to one another to form identities. She uses mostly video and installation to examine the ways subjects (both human and nonhuman) construct their own reality in relation to one another. She's particularly interested in identifying and playing with conventions in physical interactions.

Suso Phizer

Bunker Project's Mission

Bunker Projects is a non-profit artist residency and experimental gallery that serves as a platform for emerging artists to develop their practice and create new works for exhibition. By providing an immersive live/work space alongside intimate cultural programming, we foster a spirit of innovative support, connecting artists with Pittsburgh’s active and growing arts community. The space is located at 5106 Penn Ave. Gallery hours are Sundays 12-4pm.