HOMESCAPES

A simple square structure with a triangular roof, smaller squares for windows, and a rectangle for a door is the primary symbol for a home here in America. At its most literal, a home is simply the physical structure where a person lives. But beyond this familiar image and straightforward definition, the ideas and meanings of home are varied and diverse. We understand that home carries a more nuanced, poetic significance that resists easy definition. The desire and need for home are universal, yet hardly anyone’s vision of home would match someone else’s exactly.

Featuring the artwork of Angie Barker, Glory Day, Becky Joye, Rebecca Juliette-Duex, Taylor Hayes, Katie Knoeringer, Deborah Koo, Ella Raewyn Mackinson, Ellen McEnaney, Parlee Noonan, Ellie Snow, and Lydia Thompson Homescapes: Expressions of Dwelling explores expanded symbolism of home and seeks to express deeper ideas around what constitutes a home. From depictions of interiors, exteriors, and scenes of domestic life, this exhibit aims to question how we define home, what makes a space a home, and most importantly, what does home feel like.

We invite you to explore the exhibition while considering the following questions: What distinguishes a building or space as a home? What does the concept of home symbolize? How does the structure and stability of a home contribute to well-being? How can ideas of dwelling and domestic life be expressed without imagery of a physical structure? What does it mean to dwell? And how do different artists convey the unique combination of comfort, inspiration, and inevitable mundanity that defines home?