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Free outdoor display
We’re lighting up Old Street with new work by young Londoner photographers, exploring what matters to them
Old Street Digital Canvas,
Old Street Roundabout
London, EC1V 1JB
This outdoor display will be free to view from 20 October - 2 November 2025
Sixteen young Londoners aged 16-18 take over Old Street Roundabout with a new display of self-portraiture. Created through Common Ground, Autograph’s annual collaboration with UAL Insights, the works reflect what matters most to them growing up in the city today.
Turning the camera on themselves, the portraits are deeply personal. They take inspiration from bedrooms filled with music, heritage documented through colour and traditional dress and streetwear reimagined as acts of self-expression. Some works confront faith, nostalgia or displacement while others reflect on self-acceptance, culture and the complexities of growing up in London today.
Developed over the summer with artists Adrian Wood and D Wiafe, the students honed their skills at London College of Communication and Autograph, while meeting other artists and industry mentors to explore creative careers. The result is a powerful reflection of a generation.
Common Ground is an annual collaboration between Autograph and UAL Insights that introduces young people to photography through an artist-led programme.
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Banner page: Sianna, The Golden Coordinates, [detail], 2025. © and courtesy the artist
All images on the page © and courtesy the artist: 1) Yuliia, Ви не самотні – you are not alone, 2025. 2) Lemuel, Peak, 2025. 3) Dhillon, 2025.
Online gallery: Evie [detail], 2025. © and courtesy the artist.
About the project: Liv [detail], 2025. © and courtesy the artist
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