Ode to Home
Gus Drake
Ode to Home is a site-specific exhibition set in a house on Meerweg 6 in Overschild, Groningen. The village of Overschild consists of a community of one hundred and eighty homes, eighty percent of which will have to be demolished due to the earthquakes caused by gas extraction.
Seven families on Meerweg in Overschild, forced to leave their homes due to the earthquakes, granted artist Gus Drake an intimate look into their homes and lives for four years beginning in 2019. In Ode to Home, the viewer enters a time capsule of memories, a silent witness to the lives of the residents.
This project is part of Stories of Groningen and linked to Renewed Energy, a multi-year collaboration between BPD Cultuurfonds and Noorderlicht.