→ I Am Home / Solo Show

What is home?

At first we don’t realise that we have a ‘home’. We are one with the world. Then we outgrow home, we leave home... or we lose home.

We miss home.
We seek home.
We build home.
We find a home in another.
We become a home to another.
We return home.
We are home.
Is it a place? Is it a thing?
Is it outside? Is it within?
Inside of what?
Outside of what?
Am I a home?

What is home?

Who am I?

We all seek our literal or metaphorical homes, whether we left or lost them.That search is at the heart of our odyssey through life and ultimately defines who we are. I approached Home and Identity as one theme rather than two. Home is about belonging, being fully yourself. In Jungian symbolism a home / house usually represents one’s psyche.The idea of home is inseparable from the idea of one’s identity. How do we know who we are when ‘our world’ falls apart? Who will I choose to be when I can no longer be who I was? Our relationship with the concept of home transforms as we continually transform on the path of self-realisation. Once we find ourselves - we find the home we seek.

‘I Am Home’ is an exhibition that presents a selection of drawings, limited edition prints and mixed media sketchbooks that were created by invitation of a Portuguese gallery Atelier 3 I 3. These works are based on the themes of ‘Home’ and ‘Identity’ as well as the intersection and crossover between them. The project also includes a zine ‘Home’ and a mini zine ‘I Am’ created in collaboration with Atelier 3 I 3, Porto, Portugal. The exhibition took place in July-August 2019. The project won 'Best Of The Best' award at the HiiiiBrand Illustration Competition 2019.

Limited amount of prints is for sale at the Migration Museum and Nelly Duff in London, as well as my print shop.