In January 2023 curator Corina L Apostol invited Dunhill and O’Brien to make new work for a ‘two-person’ show alongside Latvian based artist Kristaps Ancans at Das Weisse Haus in Vienna. Apostol proposed the title ‘Reverse Homesickness’ a literal trannslation of ‘Das Fernweh’ a German word that describes a physical and emotional ache resulting from the desire to be eleswhere. Dunhill and O’Brien formulated quite an elaborate narrative to work with, related to a misinterpretation of a press release from an installation they made during a residency in Tokyo in 2007… The resulting artworks shown from May to July 2023 were tailor made and upholstered in a solid blue canvas to be carried or worn by the duo (when not installed in an exhibition). Intended to function as implements and accessories as well as Sculptures, they form a growing series of artworks entitled the Double Happiness Collection.
The ongoing series of videoworks titled Stone Appreciation were also shown during the exhibition.
Special thanks are due to Dr Corina L Apostol, Kristaps Ancāns, and the great team at Das Weisse Haus (particularly Pia Wamsler and Ralitsa Petkova who are both brilliant to work with).