Activating the Archive: A Workshop on Preserving Community History
Autograph
Artform: Visual arts
Event date: Sat, 23rd May 2026
London
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Event Summary
How can archives serve as a powerful tool for preserving community history?
Event Description
In the series 'Tropism: Consequences of a Displaced Memory', Nhu Xuan Hua draws on her family's photographic archive. The images document their early years in Belgium and France after migrating from Vietnam. Through digital manipulation, she creates images that hover between recognition and erasure. The works reflect on how a community's past can reverberate into the future. Taking inspiration from Hua's body of work, researchers Georgina Quach and Benjamin Tran will lead a workshop exploring the important role archives play in preserving community history during migration and cultural rupture. Quach writes about her family's experience as refugees and the legacy of British resettlement camps whilst Tran documents the contemporary Vietnamese diaspora in London. Attendees can expect to take part in reflective and practical exercises , drawing inspiration from the Nhu Xuan Hua's exhibition at Autograph; 'Of Walking on Fire' and the researchers' respective practices. There will be refreshments available during the event including B nh Cu n which are Vietnamese rice rolls. Ticket's for this event open 27 April. 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 [email protected] about free ticketing options.
Event Overview
- Event Title: Activating the Archive: A Workshop on Preserving Community History
- Type: Workshop
- Date: Sat, 23rd May 2026
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Event: Activating the Archive: A Workshop on Preserving Community History
Event: Activating the Archive: A Workshop on Preserving Community History
Organisation: Autograph
Postcode: EC2A3BA
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Book tickets on Autograph's website from 27 April 2026
- Contact name: Harriet Vickers
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Autograph
Organisation Description
Autograph is a place to see things differently. Since 1988, we have championed photography that explores issues of race, identity, representation, human rights and social justice, sharing how photographs reflect lived experiences and shape our understanding of ourselves and others.