The Ground Beneath Me – Laisul Hoque

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Join us at the Nunnery Gallery and Café on Thursday 5th February 6-9pm to celebrate the opening of the exhibition

The Ground Beneath Me is told from the position of someone standing inside the artist’s bedroom, wondering where he is, what he is doing, and when he will return. Hoque has relocated his entire bedroom – including every object, item of furniture, and personal artefact accumulated during his life in London – to the centre of the gallery. Laid out to the exact floorplan of the original space, the installation forms a room within a room. Without walls, it remains exposed and held in suspension. 

Called away to Bangladesh due to his father’s ill health, Hoque spent the past year living and travelling away from this room. During this time, he tended to familial responsibilities while navigating complex emotional terrain and a persistent longing to return, as Bangladesh experienced the aftermath of a turbulent political transition following the fall of a party that had been in power from 2009 to 2024*. In the artist’s absence, the room holds pain and frustration, offering a view of a life paused, sustained, and left behind. Visitors are invited to move through and engage with the space, revisiting their own memories.