Homeland 2022 Master (AW2)
For the past nine years, Homelands has lived up to its name and its remit, welcoming original film and video artworks from all over the world, each of them exploring the nature of home and community, what it means to have or not have a home ‘land’ but also what it means to be human. This year artists also had the theme of 'Through Light and Shade' to respond to. The isolation wrought by the pandemic is visible in many of the entries, achieved through highly original computer-realized imagery, distorted, layered, glaring and interwoven as well as live performance and sometimes a stylized mix of the two.
For the past nine years, Homelands has lived up to its name and its remit, welcoming original film and video artworks from all over the world, each of them exploring the nature of home and community, what it means to have or not have a home ‘land’ but also what it means to be human.
This year artists also had the theme of 'Through Light and Shade' to respond to. The isolation wrought by the pandemic is visible in many of the entries, achieved through highly original computer-realized imagery, distorted, layered, glaring and interwoven as well as live performance and sometimes a stylized mix of the two.
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Damer House Gallery
and Homeland
Video art is something which has been neglected in Ireland until recent years. This is
somewhat surprising, given Ireland’s international reputation in film and animation.
Video art however has not been a major feature of the Irish arts scene, particularly outside
the main cities and with some exceptions, has largely been regarded as a niche area.
Homeland has played a significant role in changing this. Since its inception in 2013, the
annual exhibition has showcased in Ireland at Damer House Gallery, in Roscrea,
Co. Tipperary. Established by artists Therry Rudin and Patricia Hurl, Homeland is devoted
exclusively to video art and film. Damer House Gallery has also been instrumental in
providing a dedicated venue to exhibit artists working in this field and submissions to the
open call has been increasing year on year.
Each year Homeland provides a theme for the open call. In previous years, themes have
included ‘Dog Days’ (2021), ‘Borderline’ (2020), ‘On Changing your Mind’, (2019) ‘Of
Memory’ (2018), ‘Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night’ (2017), and this year’s theme
‘Through Light and Shade’. This gives enormous scope to submitting artists. Such a format
is very suited to video art, where a discernible narrative is not important and adherence to
the normal conventions of cinematic entertainment is not necessary.
Now a national benchmark event, Homeland provides a platform for the creation and
diffusion of the genre in Ireland. The exhibition provides an opportunity for established
and emerging artists to show their work in Ireland and since 2013 internationally, when
Homeland began a collaboration with the LOOP video and film festival in Barcelona.
This is something which continues to the present day. Following the launch in Damer
House Gallery, the exhibition goes to Barcelona each November as part of this important
international festival, bringing the work of the artists involved to a wider audience.
While Therry Rudin and Patricia Hurl who founded Damer House Gallery have stepped
down as directors of the board to concentrate on their own practice, the collaboration
between the gallery and Homeland continues and will remain a significant aspect of the
annual calendar. Future plans include seminars/workshops associated with Homeland and
we also intend to bring the exhibition to other galleries in Ireland in association with Damer
House Gallery.
Kate Walsh
Board Director
Damer House Gallery
August 2022
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