Introduction by Emily Druiff (Executive Director, Peckham Space) and executive summary by independent consultants Tony Buckley and Brigid Howarth.
Artist commissions include:
Artists
Sarah Cole
Sarah Cole’s practice involves the orchestration of collaborative encounters as a form of live research into lived experience.
Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen
Nikolaj Larsen works in a variety of media and materials to create visual responses to challenges within today’s society.
Garudio Studiage
The creative collective in south east London was set up in 2004 by Chris Ratcliffe, Laura Cave, Anna Walsh and Hannah Havana. With individual specialisms in screen printing, jewellery and painting, the group also work together and with friends, taking part in exhibitions and events, as well as making props, displays and products.
Activity
Peckham Peace Wall
8 August – 2 September 2012
This permanent public artwork celebrates thousands of hopeful messages of peace written by the local community on post-it notes and pasted up onto a wall on Rye Lane following the London riots of 2011.
TRIBE
7 May – 23 July 2013
Artist Sarah Cole and the Young Women’s Group invite you into a gallery gone wild with freshly laid grass, frolicking onesies and the sounds of faraway promise.
343 Perspectives
September 2012
In 2012, Peckham Platform commissioned Danish artist Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen to make new work in north Peckham, an area in London with no train or tube and only one bus route, the 343. Larsen’s film 343 Perspectives is a set of video portraits of the people who use this bus.
Pass(Portal)
Pass(Portal) is a free print and digital activity pack to facilitate creative conversations on the meaning of diaspora on a micro level, exploring home, culture, and travel.
Resource: A Journey Through Time and Culture
A Journey Through Time and Culture is a free activity pack to facilitate creative conversations on the meaning of diaspora. Though it was designed with a classroom setting in mind for KS3 and KS4, it is open and appropriate for use in a variety of settings for all ages.
2024/2025 Impact report
In 2024 we launched Memories for the Future, a two-year inquiry exploring the contributions of the diaspora in shaping Peckham’s identity and heritage.