I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies

9 Oct 2025 – 21 Mar 2026

Free Exhibition
Curated by Bindi Vora

A major group exhibition that reimagines contested narratives through the idea of collage

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Autograph
Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA, UK

In development

This exhibition is in development at Autograph and will open in October 2025

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

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.

ARTISTS

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

EXHIBITION PREVIEW

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

EXHIBITION EVENTS

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We warmly welcome schools, FE/HE, community and youth groups, SEND, staff outings, tours and more

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"The suitcase is a little bit rotten"

Sim Chi Yin's 2022 Autograph artist commission

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Artist Interview: Sunil Gupta

Learn about Sunil Gupta's photography and activism

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Sabrina Tirvengadum Artist Residency

Supporting work exploring the artist's Mauritian heritage and family album

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Artist Development Programme

Sabrina Tirvengadum is one of four artists in the Visualising Disability project

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YOUR VISIT

This exhibition will open in October 2025. Planning a visit? Have a look at our Visit Us page to find out more about getting to the gallery, accessibility and more.

SAFETY MEASURES

Accessible VEnue

Autograph welcomes people with all types of disabilities.

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Step free

Our building and entrance is step free. A wheelchair accessible lift goes to all floors.

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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.

Your visit: Photography by Kate Elliott.