Myah Asha Jeffers, photographer and filmmaker, first encountered Pecan when she volunteered with our Women’s Service on a Black History Project in 2023.
Myah led a series of practical workshops during Black history Month where a group of women explored portraiture and documentary photography. The project was completed in March 2024, and a small exhibition was held at our Women’s Service hub as part of their International Women’s Day event. Myah came back to see us at the end of last year. So, we caught up with her recently to find out what brought her back to Peckham.
How did you first connect with Pecan?
I first volunteered with Pecan in 2023, where I led a series of photography workshops with local Black women, who are part of the USEMI group, based at Pecan’s Women’s Service. That project introduced me to not only Pecan and its work as a community charity, but it gave me a deeper insight into the various communities that make up Peckham.
Tell us why you are back in Peckham?
I had a 6-month major commission with Peckham Platform, so of course I popped back into Pecan to say hello and to find out what’s been happening. Now I have just completed my commission, and I have a solo exhibition, ‘IN LIVING MEMORY’, currently showing at UAL, The Hub until 30 March 2026.
‘Myah Asha Jeffers’ new exhibition for 2026 draws on intergenerational memory, domestic rituals, kinship structures and the emotional labour of preserving family histories.’
– Peckham Platform
How can locals become involved with your Peckham Platform project ‘In Living Memory’: The Family Photo Album
Locals got involved through workshops, but we have just opened our show ‘IN LIVING MEMORY’, a photography and installation-based exhibition, that dives into various family archives to give an insight into the cultural histories of Peckham and the surrounding areas. The best way to get involved now is to go and visit ‘IN LIVING MEMORY’, which is currently showing until 30 March 2026 at UAL, The Hub, 42 Bonar Road SE15 5FB. (Monday – Friday 9am-5pm, Entry is free) – and it’s only 5 minutes away from Pecan!
What do you have coming up and how can people connect with you on social media?
The best place to contact me or find out what I am up to, is to head to my Instagram: www.instagram.com/myah.jeffers
Myah Asha Jeffers is a London based, Barbados raised artist whose practice spans portraiture, documentary photography and writing and directing for stage/screen. She is the 2025/26 major commission artist for Peckham Platform.
To find out more about Peckham Platform, visit: peckhamplatform.com and UAL, The Hub
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