Images Courtesy of The Contemporary Art Library
Image by Make
We were delighted to be asked to create the metal plinths to showcase work from artists Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings for their solo exhibition at the Kunsthalle Osnabrück museum in Germany.
Working across film, painting, drawing and performance, the artists address the socio-cultural and political structures that reinforce conservatism and discriminatory practices within and around the LGBTQ+ community.
The exhibition combines a multi-channel sound work with fifteen found dollhouses representing various domestic architectural styles. Sourced in the UK, the houses date from the late 19th century to the present day. Inside represents the artists’ investigation into the relationship between architecture and identity construction, particularly the bourgeois house as a symbol of gendered behaviour, political power and civic duty.
Speakers placed in each dollhouse emit a cacophony of sound, at times acting in unison and at times alone; exploring the full physical and psychological potential of the home as a generator of infinite social relations.