Old Kent Road:
a neighbourhood portrait
In 2025, we became part of a group of community organisers and artists on Old Kent Road who came together to make a ‘Neighbourhood Portrait’ – a multi-layered artwork that explores what life is like in our area.
Inspired by economist Kate Raworth’s idea of Doughnut Economics, we used this project as an opportunity to look closely at our neighbourhood and collectively think about how it is (or could be) a place where people and planet can thrive.
F.A.T. Studio was appointed to lead the creative side of the project. Over the year, we worked together with our partners* to organise a string of public events that started conversations with our neighbours about life on OKR. We used our creative practices to document the conversations and then produced an exhibition that brought it all together at the end of the project – or is it just the beginning?!
→ Watch the exhibition films HERE
→ Read the project zine HERE
Big love to our project partners:
Nebiu Samuel
artist / facilitator
Jordan B. Minga
artist / facilitator
Valeria Salinas Toro
artist / facilitator
Destiny Kalagbor Mcqueen
artist / facilitator
Tansy Drake
LDEC lead / producer
Daniel Morris
facilitation support
Nadine Peters
facilitation support
Richard Galpin of Pembroke House
partner / organiser
Cedric Whilby
partner / organiser
Nicholas Okwulu of Livesey Exchange + PEMpeople
partner / organiser
Tiffany Barone of OKR Family Zone
partner / organiser
Lea Martin of OKR Family Zone
partner / organiser
Tara Mack of Walworth Living Room
activities/coordination
Kamier Phillips and volunteers
at Surrey Square Primary School cooking/coordination
Lottie Benstead / Southwark Charities activities/coordination
John Whelan
event management
Tyger Sanchez of Making Numbers documentation facilitation
Archie Sinclair of Grey Moth
equipment loan
Party attendees of all ages
filming and polaroid photography
Paola Uribe
interviewee
Nardos
interviewee
Dio Dunbar
interviewee
Ashraff
interviewee
Harvey
interviewee
Mother Ellen
interviewee
Peter Morris
interviewee
Cedric Whilby
interviewee
Archie Sinclair
interviewee
Peckham Reclamation Yard
plywood sheets
Paul Grader of Grader.ltd
CNC cutting
Urban Board Cutters
CNC cutting
Lucien Sone Ebongue
growing pod lead builder
Nihal J. Singh
growing pod lead builder
Andy and Tansy
varnishing the wood
Liv Chester
Burgess Park Plant Nursery plant
donation / interview
Fab Cut
wood for the target
Jack Cardno
additional carpentry
Tiffany Barone
interviewee
Lea Martin
interviewee
Madison Bryan
Tesco Community Champion
interviewee
Pippa Cox
interviewee
Ibiye Camp
Trace of our Place artist / facilitator
Enke Huang
participant
Reanne Donnegan
participant
Audrey Corno
participant
Rahma Hoxha
participant
Claudia Sánchez
participant
Ali Aschman
participant
Rakesh Mohindra
Collage club leader / participant
Patrick Cosgrove
Collage club leader / participant
Fatima
participant
Alan
participant
Nicholas Okwulu
LEX2 host
Valeria Salinas Toro
Talking Circle co-host
Jordan B. Minga
Talking Circle co-host
Tansy Drake
guest speaker
Jaffar Aly / This is an Art Club
guest speaker
Dio Dunbar / This is an Art Club
guest speaker
Enke Huang / Walworth Community Gardening Network
guest speaker
Martell Lindsay / Youth Build Ventures
guest speaker
Emmanuel Gbolahan / AWAIR displays
guest speaker
Isabela Astorquiza / Walworth Neighbourhood Food Model
guest speaker
Charmaine Taylor / On The Rye Festival
guest speaker
Rachel Sale
graphicsand screenprinting
Anna Schlimm
screenprinting
Daniel Morris
hosting support
Strawberry NutNuts
catering
The Bottle Factory
Exhibition venue loan
Rachel Sale
exhibitor / installation
Valeria Salinas Toro
exhibitor / installation
Jordan Minga
exhibitor / installation
Nebiu Samuel
exhibitor / installation
Ibiye Camp
exhibitor
Goldsmiths University
equipment loan
Walworth Living Room
equipment loan
Daniel Morris / Bothonomics
guest speaker
Steven Davies / MSL Community
guest speaker
Lea Martin / OKR Family Zone
guest speaker
Joshua Gottlieb / Save OKR
guest speaker
Tansy Drake
guest speaker
Ricky at Tadberry Evadale
printing
