QUELLE SURPRISE

Liminal Gallery is delighted to present Quelle Surprise, the first two-person exhibition to take place in The Cupboard. A debut collaboration between artists Daisy Tortuga and Charlie Ratcliffe, the installation emerges from their shared offbeat humour and affection for the handmade. Combining Daisy’s background in textiles and ceramics with Charlie’s experience in carpentry and painting, the pair have created an absurd and playful interactive sculpture that perfectly captures their janky charm.

Drawing on the intimate scale and peculiar architecture of The Cupboard, Tortuga and Ratcliffe have transformed the space into a scene of comic tension and theatrical absurdity. The work teases at notions of privacy, exposure and surprise, positioning the viewer as both participant and witness. With characteristic wit, the artists playfully blur the boundaries between humour and discomfort, inviting us to question where curiosity ends and voyeurism begins.

At once mischievous and disarming, Quelle Surprise reflects Tortuga and Ratcliffe’s shared fascination with the awkward and the uncanny, an encounter that’s as funny as it is unsettling.

The Cupboard at Liminal Gallery offers local artists a free exhibition space to experiment and connect with new audiences, maintaining the gallery’s strong connection to its Margate community.