A new exhibition sees young photographers responding to the rapidly changing political and social climate they live in. Young London Photographers: Common Ground is on at Autograph, Shoreditch, until February 15.
The artists in Common Ground take an autobiographical approach in their practice, exploring issues around sexual identity, communities and race.
The exhibiting artists are:
- Sumaiya Ahmed
- Fatimah Al-Zahraa Zahmoul
- Madalina Anghel
- T’Shan Barnes
- Khamin Black
- Holly Chung
- Leigha Cohen
- Tonya Elizabeth James
- Kimberley Lee
- Shakyrah Lodge
- Benedicte Lungwa-Loussi
- Thomas Norris
- Nasteh Othman
- Luisa Petti,
- Greta Pozaricka
- Elizabeth Seymour
- Filip Skiba
- Michelle Sliwowska
- Greta Stepanyan
- Genesis Tennison
Album
This is Autograph’s sixth annual student showcase, featuring 20 photographers aged 16-19.
All the photographers have worked with Autograph and UAL Insights’ Album programme.
Album provides access to professional artists, curators, and mentors, as well as Autograph’s archive.
It is designed to support a new generation of photographers interrogating their own stories and identities.
© Fatimah Al-Zahraa Zahmoul
Young London Photographers: Common Ground
Young London Photographers: Common Ground, Autograph, Rivington Place, London, until February 15.
The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday.
Main image: Fatimah Al-Zahraa Zahmoul, from The Regal Britarabasian Hybrid, 2019-20 © Fatimah Al-Zahraa Zahmoul.
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