Ritualising intimacy, memory and loss - a reflection on the emotional complexities that unfold when love must be released rather than sustained.
This mixed-media exhibition draws from everyday encounters and personal documentation, Liam re-contextualises familiar materials to create a reflective environment that holds traces of a past relationship.
At the centre of the work is the emotional arc of falling in love and the eventual decision to part ways as two lives move in different directions. The artworks explore intimacy, attachment and loss, acknowledging how relationships continue to shape us even after they have ended. Within The Chapel, the space becomes a site for quiet ritual. Carefully arranged objects, images and media gather fragments of shared history and emotional residue, transforming the room into a place that holds both memory and absence. These materials act as markers of care, presence and distance, offering subtle reminders of moments once lived.
Rather than seeking closure, the exhibition honours the lasting impact of intimacy and positions the space as both a public act of remembrance and a private process of reflection. Fragments of a relationship linger throughout the exhibit prompting reflection on our individual experiences of love, memory and letting go.
About Liam:
Liam Mooney, originally from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, is currently based and works in London. Through mixed-media installation and performance, Liams practice breaks down the ways in which his queer intimate lifestyle presents itself as art. Exploring his physical, emotional and virtual bodies, Liam observes moments of his daily life in relationship to his past in order to explore arts ability to act as a coping mechanism. Liam produces self-portraits and documents his life through his own models of representation as a queer man.
Contact: If you have any questions regarding this exhibition, please email programming@stmargaretshouse.org.uk
Venue: The Chapel at St Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford Road — E2 9PL
Access: We are working to make our Grade II listed building more accessible, but it will take some time. Please note that entry to the Chapel is not step-free. If you require access support (including our portable ramps) and/or access to an accessible toilet, please contact us on 020 8980 2092 or email programming@stmargaretshouse.org.uk so we can arrange this for you.
Opening Event: Friday 17th April, 6.30-8.30pm
Exhibition: Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th April, 10am-5pm
Tickets for the Opening Event are free, but registration is essential