A place to call home 2021
A place to call Home
A place to call home is a large-scale artwork by Gus Eagleton that challenges modern lifestyle practices of city living. In light of the global pandemic, society is questioning the values we hold most dear—the lifestyle practices of city living might not be the most effective use of time and resources. The past decade has shown an increase in the decentralisation of major cities, where the cost of living is substantial and the commute to work is extensive. New technologies mean new job opportunities in rural and regional communities, allowing many industries to migrate online and open their doors to remote work from any location. It's a freedom that encourages new avenues and changes the mindset that the city experience is essential for success. A place to call home captures just this as a young couple steps back from the hustle and bustle of city living to start a family in regional Australia. A young mother walks into her new Queensland home, accepting a newfound sense of community and family. Through these experiences, a place to call home hopes to capture that warm feeling, that sense of belonging when a loved one calls you inside for a home-cooked meal and a conversation.
The York has been one of my most challenging projects so far, a seven-story wall that could only be implemented with scaffolding meaning there are 8-9 levels of the scaffold with only a 1m space to work. All Australian scaffold needs a mesh cover to prevent tools and people from falling, so I could not see the artwork from the ground - instead only able to see the painting in close courters on each scaffold level. It makes it challenging to paint the correct proportions incredibly hard. You can't see the artwork until the scaffold is taken down, and if something is wrong or out of proportion, it can't be fixed after completion.