Weaving Stories from the Photographic Archive Workshop

A hands-on workshop inviting you to explore storytelling and personal history through paper weaving with photographs.

Expanding on collage's dynamic interplay with activism and experimentation, Autograph's upcoming exhibition I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies considers how artists have used the photographic image as a tool to reimagine or restage fragmented histories. Let by artist-educator Nilupa Yasmin, this workshop will be inspired by collage practices featured in the exhibition and Yasmin's own work. After viewing the exhibition, you will be introduced to the cultural history and significance of weaving, discussing how craft and photography can come together to explore identity and memory.

You’ll then create a woven artwork using a mix of reproductions from Autograph’s collection and a photograph representing yourself. Through combining strips of images and materials, you will produce a personal visual tapestry: weaving new connections between the past, present and future. You will get to take home your woven collage.

Prior to the workshop, you’ll be invited to send the photograph(s) of yourself that you would like to use in the paper weaving to Autograph, and we will print these out for you.

The ticket price for this event is £10. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If this ticket price is unaffordable for you, please get in touch with Harriet at harriet@autograph-abp.co.uk about free ticketing options.

Read more on Autograph's website

Workshop Lead by

Nilupa Yasmin is an artist and an educator, often working collaboratively with communities. In her practice, she explores craft histories and materiality within photography and works primarily with a lens-based practise. She is interested in the notion of culture, self-identity, and anthropology. Whilst investigating ideals and traditions that are close to home, she repeatedly draws upon her own identity through gender, religion and her British Bangladeshi culture and heritage.

Your Visit to Autograph

Everyone is welcome at Autograph. Planning a visit? Have a look at our Visit Us page to find out more about getting to the gallery, accessibility and more.

Limited tickets: Autograph's event's are very popular and tickets for this event are limited. We reccomend booking in advance.

Accessible venue: Autograph welcomes people with all types of disabilities.

Seating: This is a seated event

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

Location: This event will take place in the Studio on the ground floor.

Materials: The ticket for this event includes materials. Send us your photographs to print and they will be ready on the day for you to work with.

Part of The Series

Join us at Autograph's gallery this autumn for our Methods of Making workshop series exploring contemporary approaches to montage, craft and digital methods of collage. Visit Autograph's website to read more about the workshops.

Ticketing policy

The ticket price for this event is £10. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If this ticket price is unaffordable for you please get in touch with Harriet at harriet@autograph-abp.co.uk about free ticketing options. Autograph's events are popular, and often sell out. We recommend booking a ticket in advance. If you need to cancel your ticket for any reason, you can receive a refund up to 24 hours before the start of the event. You do not need to bring your paper ticket to the event.

Autograph supported by

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies is suppported by The African Arts Trust.

Autograph ABP Registered in England | VAT no. 244105051 | Registered Charity no. 1127712

Images: 1)Nilupa Yasmin, Grow me a Waterlily [detail], 2017. 2) Autograph, London. Photograph by Kate Elliot.