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AN ESTIMATED 1.6 billion people live in inadequate housing. A fact made so visually clear this week with the millions left homeless in Nepal by the devatsating earthquake.
As part of the Home\Sick exhibition in Dublin’ Science Gallery, global housing charity Habitat have supported this artwork by Sineád Cullen.
Called ‘Home. Heart. Hope’, the piece aims to demonstrate the fragility of individual dwellings and the importance of community.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, Cullen explained the thinking behind it:
“The idea of little small homes came to mind and the idea about home literally being the heart. So the piece is a whole series of little houses that are hung together.”
Vinnie Cunningham, executive director of Habitat in Ireland, said that part of what they’re doing is asking people what makes them feel at home.
“Very rarely do you hear bricks and mortar,” he says. “It’s about family, it’s about the sense of belonging, it’s about security and warmth. So I don’t think there’s a fixed time or a place for that.”
Cullen agrees, saying where you call home can change based on how you feel:
I’ve travelled a lot, and on a very personal level, when I come to a new city it’s when I find a place where I can actually feel secure. Where I feel like I’m not going to be interrupted, yes it’s privacy, and a sense of security is hugely important.
But what do you think? What makes a place feel like home to you? When you move to a new city, when do you call it home? Can you have more than one home? Is it about the place or the people?
Tell us what you think in the comments.
A woman makes a home, I found that out very clearly when my mother passed away. The house was anempty shell without her.
Sorry for your loss, Chris.
Happy home = Free power Goodbye to utilities as I see you guys could soon be outta job https://t.co/4dcxPYNXtf thanks to #elonmusk. so next they will tax the sun ?
A Mammy, The Family home became a house when Mum passed away.
The way this country is going if you have a house , stop whinging and just enjoy the security , the comfort , the knowing your kids can go the same school and you don’t have to move cause some a landlord thinks he can put the rent up for 400a month every year happy Saturday
Home is where the family are or were .Home is where plans can b made from .Home is where memories are made .Home is where u can go back to a happy place .Its the starting point ,the recalibration point,the safe place ,the “help” place ,the “I’m going home” place .
Having a wank and being able to turn the volume up!
A bar/mancave down the end of the back garden
A fridge full of beer and a good wifi connection.
Love and a close family make a home you can live in a shack or a place, but only with love and a close family is it home.
The Irish flag and county colours on the wall. Living in a big foreign city it’s great to come home to your pals from where you’re from. Sure it’s not your mammies cooking and fathers complaining but it’s an adequate replacement
The craic!
Company, love, chatting, sharing food……
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