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Artist Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq will provide a British Sign Language introduction and response to Autograph's new exhibition I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies
Autograph
Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA, UK
This event will be in British Sign Language only
Join artist Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq for a BSL response to Autograph’s exhibition I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies. Aurangzeb-Tariq will introduce the key themes in the group exhibition, which explores photomontage’s rich legacy as a powerful tool for artists engaging with experiences of political dissent and erasure. She will use the artwork on display to expand on ideas such as how constructed images can stand in for disputed – and often entangled – narratives when words fail.
This event will take place in Autograph’s gallery amongst more than 90 works by 12 contemporary artists.
This event will be in British Sign Language only. The exhibition tour will last around 45 minutes, starting promptly at 6:30pm and will be followed by an informal opportunity to socialise over drinks.
Content note: We'd like you to know before your visit that this exhibition addresses some difficult themes. Some artworks reference violence or contain nudity.
Rubbena is a London-based artist and facilitator whose work concerns culture, deaf identity and, as a deaf woman of Pakistani heritage, the multi-faceted nature of being a ‘minority within a minority’.
Through painting and installations, she creates visual representations of language and emotional expression through her use of colour and form. Rubbena has exhibited nationally and internationally and has featured several times on national TV.
Recent commissions have included work for the ITV ‘Create’ series broadcast in 2019, and being Lead Artist for ‘Translating the Deaf Self’, a joint academic and artistic project exploring deaf peoples’ lived experience of being represented through translation.
For more information, visit Rubbena's website.
10 Oct 2025 - 25 Mar 2026
From cut paper to generative AI, examining political dissent and erasure through the idea of collage.
Everyone is welcome at Autograph. Planning a visit? Have a look at our Visit Us page to find out more about getting to the gallery, accessibility and more.
Autograph welcomes people with all types of disabilities.
This event will be in British Sign Language only
For the best experience, a limited number of tickets are available.
Our building and entrance is step free. A wheelchair accessible lift goes to all floors.
This event will take place across gallery 1 and 2, on the ground and second floor.
Autograph's events are popular and often sell out. We recommend booking a ticket in advance. You do not need to bring your paper ticket to the event.
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Banner image: Sim Chi Yin, from the series The Suitcase is a little bit rotten[detail], 2022. Commissioned by Autograph, London
Images on page: 1) Courtesy Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq. 2) Sabrina Tirvengadum and Mark Allred, Family [detail], 2023. 3) Autograph. Photograph by Kate Elliott.
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