January 26 - March 11, 2023
In this house is a home…
Heino Schmid
In this house is a home..., is a solo exhibition of new paintings, drawings and sculptures by the artist Heino Schmid, curated by Jodi Minnis. Born and raised in Nassau, Schmid’s work is heavily drawings based but will often include objects from the landscape—poinciana pods, dried coconut husks, palm leaves, scraps of wood and various building materials—to create bold and forceful installations. This exhibition marks Schmid’s first solo exhibition with TERN.
In this exhibition, “Home” revolves around the industrial aspects of homemaking. The recurring motif is a rectangular dwelling place inspired by traditional Bahamian homesteads. Schmid repeats this “place” as opaque and dense geometric shapes occupying space and alluding to time. In other works, the structure exists with transparency, holding space and allowing the viewer to see the inner workings of the home. Additionally, as a new father, Schmid toils with the notions of shelter, provision and fabrication for the sake of safety.
Whether it’s the construction or deconstruction of the figure or a structure, his signature gestural and textural application is ever-present, pushing the viewer to consider their relationship with conventional forms.
Heino Schmid
Heino Schmid is a Bahamian multi-media artist working in a variety of disciplines that drive his creative process of visual deconstruction and cultural analysis. Working primarily in iterations of charcoal on paper, Schmid’s gestural drawings focus on the nuances of posture, relation, and reduction.