Christchurch, New Zealand

HEART IS WHERE THE HOME IS

Walk-in sculpture

Oils on wood  2011

is a response to the fragility of our sense of self

which can be eroded by various situations including being a migrant or refugee.

HEART IS WHERE THE HOME IS (and its title)

was conceived before our earthquakes of 2010 & 2011

but they certainly add resonance to its meaning.

You are warmly invited to walk around the sculpture and into it.

It’s about nurturing sense of self and wellbeing in ourselves and others

and I hope it feels good to look at and be in it!

View images of HEART IS WHERE THE HOME IS here

Many thanks to Christchurch Community Arts Council,

Gap Filler, Christchurch City Council

and Arts in Oxford

for making a number of showings possible.

I am absolutely delighted with the responses I have received from many people

who have visited and gone inside.

HEART IS WHERE THE HOME IS

Would love to grace the foyer (or similar)

of a publicly accessible indoor space

where it would enhance the environment for everyone using the building.

More about the ideas and making of HEART IS WHERE THE HOME IS  here