Hanging styrofoam installations spelling out different words
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Rupprecht Matthies, ¿Being Home?, 2009. Plexiglas, wood, fabric, Styrofoam, and acrylic paint. Museum purchase with funds from Nancy Benson, 2010.462.1-9. © Rupprecht Matthies

Rupprecht Matthies: ¿Being Home?

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Rupprecht Matthies, ¿Being Home?, 2009. Plexiglas, wood, fabric, Styrofoam, and acrylic paint. Museum purchase with funds from Nancy Benson, 2010.462.1-9. © Rupprecht Matthies

Rupprecht Matthies is interested in the power of language and shared creative processes to engage and inspire communities. Drawn from the museum’s permanent collection and reconceived by the artist for installation in the Hirschfeld Atrium, ¿Being Home? is a community-generated artwork that comprises words transformed into colorful mobiles and wall pieces.

Presented in 13 languages including Arabic, English, Karenni, and Spanish, the installation reflects the lived experiences shared by diasporic populations and those forced into exile.

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Martin Building, Level 1
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Gallery view of colorful hanging installations spelling out different English words and phrases

Rupprecht Matthies, ¿Being Home?, 2009. Plexiglas, wood, fabric, Styrofoam, and acrylic paint. Museum purchase with funds from Nancy Benson, 2010.462.1-9. © Rupprecht Matthies

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