Michael Landy, Semi-Detached
Installation at Tate Britain
Photo © Tate, 2004 |
Build your own house!
September 2004, Tate Britain
The inspiration for this workshop was a huge sculpture built
by the artist Michael Landy. He re-created a copy of the house
where his dad lives. He called it Semi-Detached and built it right
in the middle of the Duveen Galleries at Tate Britain. He copied
every detail, right down to the bits of flaking paint. This work
of art acts like a kind of portrait: a portrait of his Dad as
a house.
Use a cardboard box to make your own house portrait. Using patterned paper
and crayons, make your box into a small version of your own home.
Then put straps over the top flaps over the box so you can wear
the house as a costume – now you have a portrait of you
as a house!
Top tips!
- Crawl inside the box to see if it is the right size for you.
- Have a good look at all the features of your own home. What kind of windows does it have? What kind of bricks?
- Use patterned paper and collage to create textures of walls and roofs.
- You can make up your own brick patterns, show what is happening through the windows, and add trees and people if you like.
- Don't forget the house number or the curtains!
- To make shoulder straps, cut out strips of card and staple them onto two raised flaps.
- Wear your house down the street and show it off to your neighbours. Tell them you are a walking work of art!
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