(b. 1998, Dhaka, Bangladesh) is a London-based artist whose practice explores autotheory through an interdisciplinary approach. Drawing from memory and lived experience, he reflects on microhistories and their connections to larger global narratives. His work is a pursuit of reparative justice in his personal life—one that occasionally resonates beyond his own experiences.
contact.laisulhoque@gmail.com
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2024
An Ode to All the Flavours
2023
The Purpose was to Document the Other Side
2024
I don’t Call Enough But I’m Here Now
2022
I Wish I Could Tell You Exactly How I Feel
Education
2020 - 2022
MA in Contemporary Photography; Practices and
Philosophies, Central Saint Martins, UAL, London
2016 - 2020
BA in English Literature, North South University, Dhaka
Awards
2025 East London Art Prize, Winner
2024 CIRCA Prize, Finalist
Exhibitions and Screenings
(* indicates solo)
2025An Ode to All the Flavours, East London Art Prize, Bow Arts, Nunnery Gallery, London
(30th January - 13th April)
The Purpose was to Document the Other Side, Harlesden Video Club ‘24, Harlesden High Street, London
The Purpose was to Document the Other Side, EXPERIMENTA at Ark, Ark Foundation for the Arts, FGI Auditorium, Sevasi
2024The Purpose was to Document the Other Side, EXPERIMENTA 2024, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore
An Ode to All the Flavours, a day-long Exhibition, Whitechapel Gallery, London*
The Purpose was to Document the Other Side, Screened at Piccadilly Lights screen, London
(as part of CIRCA Prize)
The Purpose was to Document the Other Side, Screened at Limes Kurfürstendamm screen, Berlin (as part of CIRCA Prize)
The Purpose was to Document the Other Side, Screened at Essilor Luxottica screen in Cadorna Square, Milan (as part of CIRCA Prize)
An Ode to All the Flavours, Solo Exhibition, Kobi Nazrul Centre, London *
The Purpose was to Document the Other Side, Solo Screening, Project Banani 18, Dhaka *
The Purpose was to Document the Other Side, Solo Screening, Studio 6/6, Dhaka *
The Purpose was to Document the Other Side, Solo Screening, EkshoEk, Dhaka *
Shorts: Joyful Lands, Joyful Bodies, Chronic Youth Film Festival, Group Screening, Barbican Centre, London
I don’t Call Enough but I’m Here Now, Solo Exhibition, Oitij-jo, London *
2023Bhalo Basha, Group Screening, Toynbee Hall, London
ELO MELO Festival, Oitij-jo x Whitechapel Gallery, Group Screening, Whitechapel Gallery, London
Molasses Vases, Group Exhibition, hARTslane, London2022Ajker, Group Exhibition, Oitij-jo, London
Degree Show, Central Saint Martins, 1 Granary Square, London
Press/Reviews
2025Laisul Hoque’s ode to flavours of his past on The Business Standard by Eshadi Sharif
Laisul Hoque Wins The 2025 East London Art Prize on SHOWstudio
Laisul Hoque Wins The 2025 East London Art Prize on FAD magazine by Mark Westall
2024Laisul Hoque @ Whitechapel on The White Pube by Zarina MuhammadThe Purpose Was to Document the Other Side on The White Pube by Zarina Muhammad
The Purpose Was to Document the Other Side: A Tale of Mediating Generational Gaps on
The Daily Star (BD) by Tasrifa Trisha
Writing
2023Time Is Moving At A Different Pace Back Home: Leaving Behind A Version Of Us, Small World City, Issue 01
Talks/Panels
2025Laisul Hoque in Conversation with Zarina Muhammad expanding on his East London Art Prize winning installation, ‘An Ode to All the Flavours’ (2024), Nunnery Gallery, London
(video link)
2024Exploration of “tradition” and “authenticity” in the context of hybrid cultures, An Ode to All the Flavours, Whitechapel Gallery, London
Joyful Lands, Joyful Bodies, Chronic Youth Film Festival, Barbican Centre, London
My Impossible 10 mins Presentation
CSM Degree Show, 2022
I Wish I Could Tell You Exactly How I Feel
fluorescent lights x2, heat-sensitive paint
An installation of two lamp holders, each holding a fluorescent light tube painted black with heat-sensitive ink.
The heat from the fluorescent lights causes the paint to disappear—revealing the original tube when turned on, and slowly turning black as they cool down when turned off.
The work is inspired by the artist’s inability to openly communicate with his family.
There will always be a gap in communication and our desire to completely express ourselves to others will never be fulfilled. The emptiness of the white walls on which the lights shine alludes to the absence of expression/image.
With the lights turning on and off, the work explores an abstract form of communication while delving into the paradox: trying to express oneself to the other, while recognizing its futile nature
Oitij-jo is a London-based organisation dedicated to fostering collaboration among creative practitioners to strengthen British-Bengali cultural exchange on a global scale. Since 2013, it has worked to drive social and economic progress by connecting cultures, promoting innovative narratives, and celebrating the rich heritage of the Bengali diaspora.
Brady Arts Centre
The Brady Arts and Community Centre is a multi-purpose arts centre in the heart of London’s East End which is also home to the Arts Development Office of Tower Hamlets Council.
Tower Hamlets Council
Tower Hamlets Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London, England, which covers the old banking sector in Liverpool Street, to Tower Bridge to Canary Wharf.
Whitechapel Gallery, 2023
The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery located in Whitechapel, on the north side of Whitechapel High Street in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Established in 1901, it was one of the first publicly funded galleries in the UK.
Digital Video, 15 mins
A short film by Laisul Hoque, capturing the artist's mother's journey to London. The film is recorded on a camera originally purchased by the artist's father in 2004 to document his European journey when he couldn’t bring his family along.
a solo exhibition by Laisul Hoque, curated by Jannat Hussain
Chronic Youth film festival at the Barbican, 2024
Peer Session CritPeer Sessions # 108 @ Chisenhale Gallery
Solo Screenings in Dhaka, 2024
South Asian Heritage Month Kobi Nazrul Centre Whitechapel Gallery Solo
Whitepube writes about my Film CIRCA Prize 2024
Whitechapel Gallery Solo, 2024
East London Art Prize @ Nunnery Gallery, 2025
Nunnery Gallery Solo, 2026