In pictures: Photography exhibition explores 50 years of Bengali heritage in East London
Running until 3 August 2024 at the Four Corners gallery in London, 'I Am Who I Am Now' is a celebration of the Bengali East End.
ADVERTISEMENTA stunning new photography exhibition in Bethnal Green, London, is showcasing the everyday lives of the Bengali community in East London over the past 50 years.
Titled 'I Am Who I Am Now', the exhibition brings together intimate family snapshots and striking images of community solidarity, revealing the intricate connection between personal stories and the wider socio-political landscape of the East End.
The images are drawn from the Bengali Photo Archive, a new collection of personal and family photographs donated by local people. They are shown alongside work by photographers who have documented the working lives, activism and anti-racist struggles of the Bengali community, including Raju Vaidyanathan, Mayar Akash, Anthony Lam, Paul Halliday, Sarah Ainslie, David Hoffman and Paul Trevor.
The archive has also inspired collaboratively-created works, such as photographs embroidered by mothers and daughters.
'I Am Who I Am Now' runs until 3 August 2024 at the Four Corners gallery.*
