Curator Statement

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The idea of home encompasses multiple dimensions: physical or spiritual, tangible or abstract. For some, it is a fixed place that provides comfort, safety, and a sense of belonging; for others, it is a shifting, elusive state of mind. Home often represents a refuge from the chaos of life, a site of identity, memory, and emotional connection.

 

However, what happens when home no longer offers protection or stability? When does it become temporary, uncertain, or continually redefined by circumstance? Can we still call it home?

 

The notion of home is deeply subjective and fluid, shaped by personal histories, cultural contexts, and lived experiences. It evolves with time, migration, displacement, and transformation, reflecting both individual and collective narratives.

 

In this project, Home, I invited artists to share their interpretations of what home means to them, using the pillar in my London room as their exhibition space. Standing alone and oddly positioned in the space, the pillar once appeared as an architectural obstruction. Instead of concealing or ignoring it, I chose to reimagine it as a site for dialogue and exchange, a physical and conceptual space where diverse perspectives on home could converge.

 

Through this ongoing collaboration, the pillar becomes a symbolic meeting point: a place where intimate, fragmented, and unexpected ideas of home coexist. Within its confined peripheries, artists engage in a dialogue of reflections, transforming an ordinary domestic feature into a collective and evolving artwork. The pillar serves as both a physical structure and a metaphor for support, embodying the emotional and communal bonds that sustain our sense of home and providing a supportive channel for the participating artists.

 

Home invites viewers to reconsider their own understanding of what home signifies, not as a fixed location, but as a dynamic, relational concept shaped by emotion, memory, and imagination.

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Wai Kit Lam

1.2026

London, UK​​​​

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