a place to call home
a place to call home is an immersive sound and video installation that explores queer spaces over time, from historic LGBTQ+ culture in Europe to online spaces in the present day. Exhibited in a unique 1800’s flat nestled above a pub in East London, this installation asks how queer communities have survived, how we create safe spaces through our computer screens, and what it means to find a queer place to call home.
Presented in two parts, The Historic and The Digital, the installation combines research into queer history with spoken word, classical and electronic composition, and a series of videos created by queer people who were invited to talk about their relationship to and experiences within queer online spaces, both throughout their lives and over the COVID-19 pandemic. It was exhibited at The George Tavern on the 3rd & 4th July 2021 for Spitalfields Music Festival.
Below are the film versions of Parts 1 and 2, an audio-only version with audio description of the video content, and an expanded text version with video transcripts.
Film by Rosie Powell
Download - a place to call home - Text Version
Historic text researched and developed by Alicia Jane Turner & Jo Hauge
Videos created by Ruby Rare, Mahatma Khandi, RODENT, CYBERTEASE, Vijay Patel, Jo Hauge, Liv Wynter, and Romy Iris Conroy
Videos edited and captioned by Jamie Brett
Film by Rosie Powell
With thanks to St Margaret’s House and the East End Women’s Museum
Commissioned by Spitalfields Music with the support of PRS Foundation’s The Open Fund and Help Musicians UK
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
