I exhibited Make Yourself At Home as a part of the Stigma Research Laboratory (SRL) on the weekend, alongside works by John Vella and Scot Cotterell, at the Moonah Arts Centre. Participants were asked a series of questions:
What is the street number of your current residence?
What is the street name of your current residence?
What is the postcode of your current residence?
Based on their answers to these questions, participants were tagged with one of the eight Personal Homing Profiles. Each Profile was represented by a single colour of wristband.
The most common house type among respondents was the Lucerne Gold Collar, (turquoise), followed closely by the Holle Cropper (purple). The least common Profile types were the Strasser (silver) and the Frillback (orange). Most respondents identified strongly with their given profile, with very few people indicating that they felt they had little in common with their type.
If you would like to determine your own Personal Homing Profile, please email me with the answers to the questions above to mail@philippasteele.net
Stigma Research Laboratory (SRL) is an innovative arts-based strategy challenging the stigmatised status of disadvantaged housing neighbourhoods. Based in Hobart, the project is potentially a prototype for interventions challenging housing stigma in other parts of Tasmania and Australia.
The Housing and Community Research Unit at UTAS partnered with the Tasmanian School of Art, Contemporary Art Services Tasmania (CAST) and the Moonah Arts Centre to undertake the project. The project has received financial support from the University of Tasmania through its Community Engagement Start-Up Grant Scheme, supplemented by funding from CAST.
The show has been extended until Thursday, 28 May. Gallery is open 12.30 - 5 pm weekdays.
Images are courtesy of Sean Fennessy.
