The Pump House Gallery is delighted to present At Home, a touring exhibition by artist Hetain Patel and his first major solo exhibition of new work since 2007. 

At Home will include existing and newly commissioned work by Patel. This exhibition marks a shift his work, as the result of a new approach by the artist in his representation of the body. At Home started with – Patel taking self-portraits followed by the inclusion of other protagonists in his images and videos – but, for this exhibition, using a technique called Rotoscoping, Patel will introduce animation into his practice for the first time.

At Home, reflects Patel’s relationship with the domestic, both in his family context and in the place where he exhibits, opening wider questions around human relations and how we define ourselves. For a new commission from the Pump House Gallery, the artist will work with his mother and a local Wandsworth mother as the main subjects. Documenting their day to day domestic activities, Patel intends to obscure the inherent specifics of their culture and class through the animation process, offering new readings of these bodies and their movements.

At Home is a touring exhibition produced by New Art Exchange, Nottingham. This exhibition has been made possible through direct support from Arts Council England.

All images Hetain Patel, Eva, 2012

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