About this Event
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; and the researchers’ respective practices. There will be refreshments available during the event including Bánh Cuốn which are Vietnamese rice rolls.
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.
Read more on Autograph's website
Workshop Lead by
Georgina Quach is an award-winning journalist and editor at the Financial Times.
She was formerly a Scott Trust Bursary journalist at the Guardian and the International Journalists' Programme George Weidenfeld fellow in Berlin. She is also a co-founding director of New Tide, the UK's first dedicated network to journalists of East and Southeast Asian heritage.
As a daughter of Vietnamese refugees, she is inspired by the sacrifices and resilience of her family, and is co-authoring a community-led book to give voice to the families, fieldworkers and volunteers that shaped the legacy of a refugee resettlement centre in Hampshire.
Georgina is the founding co-director of An Việt Archives, the largest community archive of Vietnamese history in the UK that is dedicated to safeguarding and activating stories about Vietnamese and broader refugee movements to Britain.
Benjamin Tran is a researcher whose work focuses on the Vietnamese diaspora in the UK.
Drawing on his academic background in History and personal connection to the community, he explores how the legacies of the Vietnam War and migration continue to shape identity, memory, and belonging across generations.
He is involved in community and archival initiatives that aim to preserve Vietnamese histories and amplify lived experiences. Through events and cultural activities, he is particularly interested in creating spaces where history can be shared, experienced, and kept alive within the community.
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 events are very popular. 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 price for this event includes materials.
Refreshments: There will be light refreshments available trhoughout the event.
Have any questions about your visit? Get in touch with Harriet at [email protected]
In Collaboration with An Việt Archives
This workshop series is in partnership with An Việt Archives - a Hackney based collection of community archives of Vietnamese history in the UK and beyond. The events build on An Việt's ongoing exploration of archives, memory work, history and knowledge-making. 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 [email protected] 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.
Nhu Xuan Hua: Of Walking on Fire is suppported by Arts Council England and Galerie Anne-Laure Buffard.
Autograph ABP Registered in England | VAT no. 244105051 | Registered Charity no. 1127712
Images: 1) Nhu Xuan Hua, The White dress, The Roses and the Black Window - Archive from the year'72[detail], 2017-2022. Courtesy of the artist and Anne-Laure Buffard, France. Copyright © Nhu Xuan Hua. 2) Autograph, London. Photograph by Kate Elliot.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Autograph, Rivington Place, London, United Kingdom
GBP 10.00 to GBP 15.00
