Tom K Kemp – ‘Homunculus’

We are proud to announce the next exhibition in our programme, the first solo exhibition in the UK by artist and filmmaker Tom K Kemp - 'Homunculus', which will run from 26th April - 28th June.

The exhibition centers on 'Crisis Acres', a new film work that observes the development and execution of a resilience-testing megagame, in which a large group of local participants simulate the reorganization of an imaginary Midlands-based hospital.

'Crisis Acres' builds on Kemp's ongoing practice, which integrates roleplaying games and improvised storytelling systems into a pseudo-documentary filmmaking format. Non-actors—often selected for their professional expertise—portray versions of themselves within improbable and emergent fictional scenarios. Without clear context, introduction or exposition, the viewer must navigate the systems at work in the film, and the roles and identities of the performers, who engage with their paradoxical surroundings with conviction and uncanny naturalism.

Alongside 'Crisis Acres', Kemp has produced a series of sculptures with machinist Nathan Sherwood, which combine elements used in scale modelling, tabletop gaming and vivarium architecture into a new set of ambiguously purposed workstations.

This project is made possible by public funding from The National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Mondriaan Fund in the Netherlands.

More information about the project can be found on the Two Queens website.