Viewing Tschabalala Self: Home Body 

Pilar Corrias presents their third exhibition by American artist Tschabalala Self which brings together new paintings, drawings, sculptures and function art objects that focus on domestic environments.

Intentionally playing on the colloquial term for a person who prefers to stay at home and is perceived as unadventurous, Home Body transforms the gallery into an immersive display of intimate moments set in the home. By introducing functional art objects that include theatrical checked chairs and a turquoise coffee table that furnish the scene into the mix, Self makes spectators privy to tensions between imagined characters in their so-called safe interior spaces.

Using lockdown – a time in which we were all forced into the confines of our homes – as a source of inspiration, Self has been exploring what it means for a space to be a site of both private and public expression through self-interactions and performances carried out with others. Culminating in this body of work, the artist physically displays interpersonal dynamics that are relatable, yet unnerving.