THE HAPPINESS PROJECT - EPISODE 3: HEARTH AND HOME
ZERO...•Apr 17, 2026 — Jul 24, 2026
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“Remember that in our day every cultured man, even the most healthy, is most irritable in his own home and among his own family, because the discord between the present and the past is first of all apparent in the family.”
Anton Chekhov
When viewed from the outside, the home appears to be a fortress of stability, where values are passed from one generation to another. Oftentimes, however, the home is a site of nascent resistance, a breeding ground for opposition. But that utility can only be seen when one is on its inside, hidden away from the hegemonic forces that suffuse the outside air. Language, government, the fifth estate, the arts are all sites where our norms are negotiated and perpetuated, but the home is by far the most potent.
The physical structure “house” serves as the locus for family, writ large. And the family is more than a social construct. It is also a psychical institution, bringing along with it powerful, dangerous and destabilizing forces: emotions, aspirations, the…
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THE HAPPINESS PROJECT - EPISODE 3: HEARTH AND HOME
ZERO...•Apr 17, 2026 — Jul 24, 2026
Press Release
“Remember that in our day every cultured man, even the most healthy, is most irritable in his own home and among his own family, because the discord between the present and the past is first of all apparent in the family.”
Anton Chekhov
When viewed from the outside, the home appears to be a fortress of stability, where values are passed from one generation to another. Oftentimes, however, the home is a site of nascent resistance, a breeding ground for opposition. But that utility can only be seen when one is on its inside, hidden away from the hegemonic forces that suffuse the outside air. Language, government, the fifth estate, the arts are all sites where our norms are negotiated and perpetuated, but the home is by far the most potent.
The physical structure “house” serves as the locus for family, writ large. And the family is more than a social construct. It is also a psychical institution, bringing along with it powerful, dangerous and destabilizing forces: emotions, aspirations, the…












































