Autograph’s current exhibition, A Thousand Small Stories, presents a retrospective of work by the portrait photographer Eileen Perrier. Spanning three decades, the exhibition reflects on cultural identity and notions of belonging, to acknowledge the profound value of being seen.

Here, writer Dr. Jareh Das reflects on the significance of Perrier’s practice and the ways in which it resists colonial legacies of photography, instead engaging with the medium as a social practice with the capacity to honour everyday individuals and offer space for care and recognition.

A Thousand Small Stories is on display and free to visit at Autograph until 13 September 2025.