The second edition of the Brent Biennial, titled In the House of my Love, brought together artists and community groups whose works explore the many meanings of homemaking. Together they explored the idea of ‘home’, in one of the most diverse boroughs in Britain – and in the shadow of the government’s Hostile Environment policy. The Biennial asked how, and why, the act of making home can be a form of resistance and survival within the context of hostile environments—including those of racism, homophobia, ableism, climate catastrophe and political austerity.
Over 100,000 people visited the biennial. They saw art in venues as varied as bowling pavilions, the Tin Tabernacle (a former church made out of metal, just off the Kilburn High Road), and a railway arch beneath the Jubilee Line. Our final community commission was With Us All, a glasshouse created by artist Sean Roy Parker in collaboration with St. Raphael’s Edible Garden.
The Brent Biennial 2022 was curated by Eliel Jones, in collaboration with a curatorial committee comprised of artists Adam Farah, Abbas Zahedi and Jamila Prowse.
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Introduction
Find out more about the second edition of the Brent Biennial, titled ‘In the House of my Love’, which brings together artists and community groups whose works explore the many meanings of homemaking.
Curatorial team
Eliel Jones, a curator, writer and organiser based in London, has been appointed as the Curator of the Brent Biennial 2022 and has developed the vision and framework for In the House of my Love. He is also heading up a curatorial committee of invited artists: former Brent Biennial alumni Abbas Zahedi and Adam Farah; and London-based artist, writer and researcher Jamila Prowse.
BB22 Artists
The artists and community groups that have been invited to participate in the second edition of the Brent Biennial all speak in various ways to the immigrant, queer and feminist traditions that have for a long time nurtured a sense of home in Brent and beyond.
Public Programme
The public programme for Brent Biennial 2022 gathered together community-building practices. It looked at creativity, healing, listening, showing up for others and asking bold questions, in what can otherwise be a dizzying political environment.
Community-led commissions
In the House of my Love is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the gifts brought to light and shared by communities across Brent, through a collaborative commissioning process with three organisations that have been identified as part of the Brent Biennial 2022 project.
Support Structures
As part of the Brent Biennial 2022 we have established support structures for artists and young people to shape and steer the creative industries in Brent and beyond.
Useful Information
As part of the Brent Biennial in 2022 we provided practical info for our visitors including accessibility details, a map and a visitor guide.
Thank you
We would like to express immense gratitude to all of the artists and community groups participating in the second edition of the Brent Biennial.
Legacy
Since closing of the Brent Biennial 2022, the impact of ‘In the House of my Love’ has rippled from the local to the international. Find out more about the legacy of the project.