Holding, Still tests what happens when the body attempts to inhabit something that exceeds it. Through accumulation and strain, the work attends to the uneven weight of inheritance, what is carried without instruction, without fit and without closure.

Baluchi dresses are layered until the body becomes unstable. The garments slip, bunch and resist arrangement, refusing to settle into coherence. The performance stays with this instability, holding the body between presence and absence, proximity and distance, between holding on and letting go. 

Presented alongside the film and photographic works, the performance operates as part of an interconnected field in which weight is encountered across different registers: material, bodily and temporal.

Event:  Sohaila Baluch Performance

Date: 30th January 2026

Address:  HAPAX Living Room, 1st Floor, Empress Studios, 17 Empress Place, London SW6 1TT

Timings: The Living Room opens at 6 PM, performance at 6:30 PM

Join us for the opening talk and exhibition of video and photographic works by Sohaila Baluch exploring inheritance, grief and the weight of lived histories

14.1.2026: From 5pm at HAPAX Living Room.

The exhibition continues through 30th January 2026.

Please see Eventbrite below for registration and information

Join us for the closing party to celebrate Eugénie Shinkle’s month long residency at HAPAX Living Room and experience her unique practice and cumulative installation.

6th November: 18.00 - 20.00 at HAPAX Living Room

The Doughnut (W)Hole – a pavilion of The Wrong Biennale Nº7 – opens its digital doors on 1st November at 10:30am (GMT). Blending digital and physical encounters, the pavilion will remain live for six months, hosting hybrid pop-up exhibitions, talks, workshops, and a reading group, beginning with an in-person embassy at HAPAX Living Room 1 - 2 November

Curated by Kim Shaw | Co-produced by Sarah-Jane Field

Open viewing 10am - 12 pm 1st and 2nd November at HAPAX Living Room

Click below to see the full list of participating artists, book talks and funding surgery

Join us on Wednesday 24th September to celebrate the opening of Lucas Gabellini-Fava artist takeover in the HAPAX Living Room 24th-28th September 2025.

Sept 24: 18.00 - 20.00 with Lucas discussing his work in a short introduction to the project at 19.00

HAPAX Idea Snack is a free, peer-to-peer event hosted by HAPAX Magazine at the HAPAX Living Room space in London. At these events, artists share their work and ideas with one another in an informal setting, fostering a collaborative environment for discussion and feedback. You can learn more about upcoming events and Idea Snack groups by joining the HAPAX Magazine mailing list and following on instagram (@hapaxmagazine) for upcoming dates.