‘Double Bed’
Kiss Me In The Straight
Club On Curtains
Queer Objects of the Home
Double Bed Durational Performance
A selection of objects and quotes from a variety of queer/LGBT+ homes offered up as a housewarming gift for the opening night of Here, Somewhere. Spanning multiple generations, they breathe life into the space as it were lived in by queers today. These seemingly innocuous objects hold stories are documented as a form of archival resistance.
Objects by: Alice Torres (She/Her), Ana da Silva, Anonymous, Anonymous (She/Her), David Falkner, Ellis Tree (She/Her), Grac Talbot (They/Them), Honey Birch (They/Them), Jaime Young (They/Them), Jemila Abdulai (She/Her), Josephine Ryan Gill (She/Her), Keyu Hao - Echo (They), Lukas Schaber (He/They), Martha Summers, Nik Mirpuri (he/they), Sara Gibson Lopez (She/Her), Shirley O’Loughlin, Talia Rudofsky, Yilin Wong (She/Her)
Graphic Design: Nikhil Mirpuri
Photography courtesy of Dennis Colebourne
“I found this comb on the street when visiting my girlfriend in Edinburgh. I thought it was very beautiful and masculine in an old-fashioned way, but also small in a way that felt delicate. I lost it for a long time in her flat before it showed up under a coffee table, unceremoniously. The ritual of applying the accompanying wax to my hair feels queer. I denied myself short hair for a long time and every time I style my hair now I feel like I’m finally living out a fantasy.” - Anonymous
“I noticed this book ‘Carol’ by Patricia Highsmith on a table in Waterstones in 1991. I was drawn to the Edward Hopper style painting of two women on the cover, and then the quote ‘below: A document of persecuted love…perfect’. The book was first published in 1952 titled ‘The Price of Salt’ under a pseudonym.” - Ana Da Silva
“I started wearing two ties sometime last year, and it's now become a staple look in my wardrobe [...] from being forced to wear ties at school to fit into a uniform and look the same as everyone else, to now wearing 2, sometimes 3, it feels likes a small act of queer rebellion, as well as signaling, I can carry out in my day to day.” - Grac Talbot
“Mithai are South Asian sweet treats or desserts. I found this mithai box at a flea market and it's got Shiva, the god of destruction and constructive recreation printed on it. In Hindu mythology, the god Shiva is often considered to embody non-binary aspects through his "Ardhanarishvara" form, where he is depicted as half male and half female, merging with his consort Parvati, signifying the union of masculine and feminine energies within a single being; essentially representing a concept beyond the traditional gender binary.
I use this box to keep sentimental trinkets and gifts from family, friends and partners. There are pictures of my mom in there from when she was my age, a wisdom tooth, wristbands from queer club nights and other stuff.” - Nik Mirpuri