A photography and text installation at Stanley Arts.
archive is remembering
and i consent to being remembered
i consent for you too
Hailing from Croydon, Brown questions how a community occupies a space. Drawing attention to issues of gentrification and redevelopments, ‘I consent for you too’, is the artist’s promise to his hometown – to never forget it. The exhibition speaks to the vital need for active archiving, of harnessing the spaces in between light and darkness, exploring how we are impacted by the constant changing of our surroundings.
‘I consent for you too’ is Jeremiah Brown’s first solo exhibition.
you know you love a place
if you’re willing to defend it
the years i’ve spent backing this borough
everyone better call me romeo or cupid
if you’re not from here close your throat
if you’ve never lived here don’t say nothing
this place is ours to love ours to loathe
it’s a broken bankrupt thing
with too many flowers piled by railings
and yet it cares for us
it’s home to us
we love it
we hope for better always
—an excerpt from ‘DON’T EXPECT AN ODE FROM ME’ a poem within the exhibition
© Jeremiah Brown 2024
A selection of my portrait photography.
© Jeremiah Brown 2024
Archive is remembering and I practice it in my own life. Here is a selection of photographs from my personal archiving over the years.
© Jeremiah Brown 2024
The Goat
Photos from the rehearsals of Riwa Saab’s play ‘How I Grew My Moustache.’
© Jeremiah Brown 2024