Model, Come Home Again

Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK

“For Come Home Again, I constructed a one-third-scale replica of the dome of London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral on the lawn outside Tate Modern, facing the cathedral across the river. I filled the dome with observational drawings of 243 of the 15,000 non-human species that call London home: the Londoners most at risk of extinction. Each night, diasporic choirs sang within the structure, accompanying a soundscape of the depicted animals.”

—Es Devlin

Realistic black-and-white drawing of a bird facing right with expanding wings; below it “KINGFISHER” is written in uppercase letters.

Es Devlin, Study, Come Home Again, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

Realistic black-and-white drawing of a beetle seen from above; below it “MABS LANTERN” is written in uppercase letters. The beetle faces left.

Es Devlin, Study, Come Home Again, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

Large crowd of people seated outdoors on a cloudy day; they are facing left, looking toward a glowing stage with a group of performers. The stage is made of an architectural structure with countless birds throughout.

Installation photograph, Come Home Again
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

A large white architectural structure sits outdoors next to a building and trees. The installation is half of a dome-like form with white light glowing from inside that highlights countless silhouettes of flying birds, made of a similarly white material.

Installation photograph, Come Home Again
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

Photograph of a group of people dressed in white against a background of realistic black and white drawings of plants and animals.

Installation photograph, Come Home Again
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

In a dark space, a white domed structure is filled with two-dimensional depictions of various animals layered over each other.

Es Devlin, Model, Come Home Again, Acrylic and 3D-printed resin.
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution

Drawing of a cross-section of a domed building with a spire; flat patterns fill each half. The left is filled with small plants and animals and the right is filled with simple dashes and lines.

Es Devlin, Study, Come Home Again, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

Drawing of two domed forms separated by a long arched line; each form has a speech bubble with a music note.

Es Devlin, Study, Come Home Again, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

Realistic black-and-white drawing of a fish facing left; below it “ATLANTIC SALMON” is written in uppercase letters.

Es Devlin, Study, Come Home Again, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

Realistic black-and-white drawing of a bird facing right with expanding wings; below it “SPOTTED FLY CATCHER” is written in uppercase letters.

Es Devlin, Study, Come Home Again, Graphite on paper.
Installed 2022, Tate Modern lawn, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

Model, Come Home Again

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Studies, Abel’s Mask

Studies, After Hours Til Dawn

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Studies, Forest of Us

Studies, Fundamental

Studies, Hello

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