Expanding on collage's dynamic interplay with activism and experimentation, I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies considers how artists have used the photographic image as a tool to reimagine or restage fragmented histories.
Through a range of techniques – from early photomontage to Photoshop, interventions on historical glass slides to AI generated images – this new exhibition will include over 50 works from 1992 to the present by more than 12 artists. The featured works investigate how histories can be cut apart and reinscribed, offering new perspectives on the complex experiences of identity and contested narratives.
Banner image: Sunil Gupta, from the series Trespass, 1992-95. Collection of Autograph. Exhibition highlights: 1) Sabrina Tirvengadum and Mark Allred, Family, 2023. 2) Sim Chi Yin, from the series "The suitcase is a little bit rotten” [detail], commissioned by Autograph for Critical Times: Dialogues in Contemporary Photography (2022), supported by the Bagri Foundation.
Autograph is a place to see things differently. Since 1988, we have championed photography that explores issues of race, identity, representation, human rights and social justice, sharing how photographs reflect lived experiences and shape our understanding of ourselves and others.