Memories for the Future
June 2024 - March 2026
Memories for the Future is a hyperlocal community-led programme that researches and responds to the intangible heritage of the people who shaped Peckham’s iconic Rye Lane.
Myah Asha Jeffers
Myah Asha Jeffers (b. 1994) is a London based, Barbados raised artist whose practice spans portraiture, documentary photography and writing & directing for stage / screen.
Nabiséré Nicole
Growing up between the UK and Uganda, Nabiséré Nicole gained a unique perspective on the complexities of belonging and identity.
Meera Shakti Osborne x Inspire Walworth
2024
London-based art practitioner Meera Shakti Osborne hosted workshops at Inspire Walworth, exploring the significance of participants' neighbourhoods through writing, image-making, and discussion. Participants rediscovered creativity, comfort, and fun while reflecting on what made where they live special.
Tyreis Holder x South London Refugee Association
2024
Artist Tyreis Holder collaborated with South London Refugee Association in workshops exploring therapeutic textile use. Youth discovered creative freedom, patterns, and design, shaping a public artwork. Participants found newfound self-expression, empowering their creative minds.
Recipes for Return
2023 - ongoing
Recipes for Return is an online exhibition of photographs created by Yvonne E. Maxwell, accompanied by an original text by poet Qutouf Elobaid that explores the ways that food in culture maintains community.
Yvonne E. Maxwell
Yvonne E. Maxwell is a Saint Lucian-Nigerian self-taught documentary photographer, writer and columnist whose work covers stories on migration, social justice, culture and identity of the Black communities within London and the wider UK. Yvonne also extends her focus to stories surrounding ancestral ties, cultures, familial relationships, health, sexuality and human rights of people from […]