Home is Anywhere in the World
21.08.2020-05.09.2020
Solo exhibition, Meanwhile Gallery, Wellington
Curated by Melina Payne
Transcribed conversation about the exhibition: https://www.meanwhilegallery.com/copy-of-current-5/
Exhibition text:
What makes a place a home?
Is it the objects and furnishings we acquire; the woolen rugs, wallpaper and curtains? Is it the familiar song of birds sounding at our window each morning, or the breeze gently blowing our clothes dry in the afternoon sun? It is those that make our house a home - our family and friends - that make us feel we belong?
Can home be anywhere in the world? And can we cultivate a sense of belonging not sprung or bound by notions of race, language or geography? One that seeks and forges connection between diverse people, cultures, things, rhythms and contours? One with the idea of Earth as a home, the commonality of humankind in our shared space, regardless of ethnicity, religion, nationality, and ideology?
One that is kinder.
Drawing from her multi-generational family history of migration and displacement, Rozana’s practice investigates how cultural dynamism can be felt as togetherness and belonging, without being grounded in homogeneity. Working across textiles and moving images, Home is Anywhere in the World explores the idea of home and its ability to exist both within and beyond national and geographic boundaries.
Installation photos by Anna Persson, courtesy of Meanwhile Gallery
List of work:
Dragon and Phoenix, 2020, melted wax hand drawing on cotton, hand-dyed 2850x1100mm.
Blooms and Ferns, 2020, melted wax hand drawing on silk and tie dye, 2020, 3050x1100mm.
Floating Island 1 & 2, 2018, Merino machine felted rugs on calicos, 1580x920mm and 1620x920mm.
Fly Away Garuda, 2018, screen print on wallpaper backing, width 520. Length variable.
Dwelling: Being in Time and Place, 2018, moving image, 3.13 min, colour and sound.
21.08.2020-05.09.2020
Solo exhibition, Meanwhile Gallery, Wellington
Curated by Melina Payne
Transcribed conversation about the exhibition: https://www.meanwhilegallery.com/copy-of-current-5/
Exhibition text:
What makes a place a home?
Is it the objects and furnishings we acquire; the woolen rugs, wallpaper and curtains? Is it the familiar song of birds sounding at our window each morning, or the breeze gently blowing our clothes dry in the afternoon sun? It is those that make our house a home - our family and friends - that make us feel we belong?
Can home be anywhere in the world? And can we cultivate a sense of belonging not sprung or bound by notions of race, language or geography? One that seeks and forges connection between diverse people, cultures, things, rhythms and contours? One with the idea of Earth as a home, the commonality of humankind in our shared space, regardless of ethnicity, religion, nationality, and ideology?
One that is kinder.
Drawing from her multi-generational family history of migration and displacement, Rozana’s practice investigates how cultural dynamism can be felt as togetherness and belonging, without being grounded in homogeneity. Working across textiles and moving images, Home is Anywhere in the World explores the idea of home and its ability to exist both within and beyond national and geographic boundaries.
Installation photos by Anna Persson, courtesy of Meanwhile Gallery
List of work:
Dragon and Phoenix, 2020, melted wax hand drawing on cotton, hand-dyed 2850x1100mm.
Blooms and Ferns, 2020, melted wax hand drawing on silk and tie dye, 2020, 3050x1100mm.
Floating Island 1 & 2, 2018, Merino machine felted rugs on calicos, 1580x920mm and 1620x920mm.
Fly Away Garuda, 2018, screen print on wallpaper backing, width 520. Length variable.
Dwelling: Being in Time and Place, 2018, moving image, 3.13 min, colour and sound.
