Self-Car in Self-Build
Harriet Rose Morley

By means of collective building based on blueprints for open source furniture, Harriet Rose Morley has updated HMK’s reception area with furniture and a
new bar. The project explores notions of ownership and connection between institutions and the public, and facilitates the conversation about value and ownership over the objects created during the workshops. Moreover, Self-Care in Self-Build departs from the idea that by taking care of the space, the space, in return also takes care of the staff, the guests and the local community.

Bio: Harriet Rose Morley

Harriet Rose Morley (b. 1994, UK; she/her) is a multi-disciplinary artist, builder, and educator currently based between the Netherlands and the UK. She is building an increasing catalog of national and international artworks and interventions, working with furniture building, architectural installation and collaborative projects. Morley strives to provide accessible and inclusive insight into topics of urgency within her spatial practice, such as the relationship between artistic labour, self-organization, feminist pedagogy, and self-build ideals. Currently, she is researching feminist collective working methodologies through the lens of technical and craft-based education and labor within the arts under the framework of 'Hard Work, Soft Work'. Her maxim is to be 'always under construction, always learning and unlearning.