About this Event
Join us to celebrate a season of new exhibitions at Autograph's gallery in Shoreditch. You'll see two new exhibitions in our main galleries: Charan Singh: Your Tongue in My Mouth and Our Bodies Have Been Bridges, alongside a pop-up show in the Studio, Close to the Surface: Living with Chronic Illness.
Across the exhibitions, the artists use photography to challenge colonial and social forces – asserting the right to self-definition.
Featuring work by artists Laura Aguilar, Antonia Attwood, Tarrah Krajnak, Koyoltzintli and Charan Singh.
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Charan Singh: Your Tongue In My Mouth
Sitting at the intersection of gender, desire and the intertwined histories of Britain and India, Your Tongue in My Mouth examines how queer narratives have been obscured, omitted and reshaped by colonial legacies in both countries – particularly through the politics of language.
Curated by Bindi Vora.
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Our Bodies Have Been Bridges
The artists in Our Bodies Have Been Bridges offer multiple perspectives on indigenous, diasporic feminist practices - affirming both the body and memory as active, generative forces. Rooted in matrilineal lineages and gendered politics, these practices are inseparable from political and cultural realities.
Curated by Curated by Mark Sealy and Bindi Vora.
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Your visit / accessibility at autograph
Everyone is welcome at Autograph. Our gallery is located at Rivington Place in Hackney, London. Our iconic building is England’s first permanent public space dedicated to diversity in the visual arts.
Autograph is an accessible venue that welcomes people with all types of disabilities.
Have a look at our Visit Us page, it has full information about accessibility at Autograph.
About our openings
Everyone is welcome to Autograph's exhibition openings. Both galleries will be open, plus a bar and an outdoor seating area. This is an informal event, you can arrive and leave at any time.
Photography / filming at this event
Please note that photography and/or filming may take place at this event. Images from this event may be used by Autograph and external press for marketing and promotional use, including: printed and online publicity, social media, press releases, or other use.
Visit the exhibitions
After the opening night, the exhibitions will continue at Autograph from 8 October - 13 February 2027. Book a free, timed ticket in advance, or visit anytime the gallery is open.
Supported by
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Autograph ABP Registered in England no. 2285116 | Registered Charity no. 1127712
Images: 1) Charan Singh, Naagrani & Roopa [detail], 2026. Commissioned by Autograph, London. 2) Laura Aguilar, Motion #50 [detail], 1999. © Laura Aguilar. Collection of Light Work, Syracuse. 3) Antonia Attwood, Skin Cells, 2022, © the artist. Image courtesy of The Poorly Project. 4) Autograph, London. Photograph by Kate Elliott
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Autograph, Rivington Place, London, United Kingdom
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