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Free Exhibition
Curated by Bindi Vora
A major group exhibition that reimagines contested narratives through the idea of collage
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.
Arpita Akhanda, Brook Andrew, Jess Atieno, Wendimagegn Belete, Sim Chi Yin, Sunil Gupta, Kudzanai Violet Hwami, Henna Nadeem, Sheida Soleimani, Sabrina Tirvengadum, Thato Toeba, and Qualeasha Wood
Sabrina Tirvengadum
Arpita Akhanda, A Veil of Memories IV, 2023
Sunil Gupta, Trespass, 1992-1995
Henna Nadeem, California, 1999/2000
Sheida Soleimani, Magistrate, from the series Flyaways, 2024
Sim Chi Yin, from the series "The suitcase is a little bit rotten”, 2022
Arpita Akhanda, A Veil of Memories III, 2023
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Sim Chi Yin's 2022 Autograph artist commission
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Supporting work exploring the artist's Mauritian heritage and family album
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Sabrina Tirvengadum is one of four artists in the Visualising Disability project
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Banner image: Sabrina Tirvengadum and Mark Allred, Family [detail], 2023.
Exhibition preview images, from top left: 1) Sabrina Tirvengadum. 2) Arpita Akhanda, A Veil of Memories IV, 2023. © Arpita Akhanda. 3) Sheida Soleimani, Magistrate, from the series Flyaways, 2024. ©Sheida Soleimani. Commissioned by MAST Foundation Bologna. Courtesy Edel Assanti. 4) Sunil Gupta, Trespass, 1992-1995. © Sunil Gupta. 5) 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. 6) Henna Nadeem, California, 1999/2000. © Henna Nadeem. Collection of Autograph, London. 7) Arpita Akhanda, A Veil of Memories III, 2023. © Arpita Akhanda.
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