Herbert Art Talks Episode 3: Drawing Memories - Sophie Ernst’s HOME

What does home mean to you? From childhood memories to national identities, Sophie Ernst’s HOME explores what the idea represents to people who have been forced to leave their homes behind. 

 

Over several years, Sophie has built up an archive of interviews with artists, architects and historians, all with direct experience of migration. During each interview, she asks her subjects to draw out a floor plan of the house they grew up in - a process which is filmed and later projected onto a 3D model. 

 

These physical models invite us inside the homes her subjects describe, encouraging us to relive memories with them and empathise with their experiences of loss.

 

Divided Selves: Memories, Legacies, Belonging is free to visit at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum until 24 September 2023. Find out more at theherbert.org.