Four Corners

Four Corners Film and photography for all. We champion creative expression, education and empowerment.

Our work builds upon almost 50 years of radical, socially-engaged approaches to photography and film.

Join our creative community in East London!📸 🖥 🫶 🎬 📽 ☀🪟Located at the top of our building, this combined desk and stud...
04/06/2026

Join our creative community in East London!

📸 🖥 🫶 🎬 📽 ☀🪟

Located at the top of our building, this combined desk and studio space features a vaulted, double-height ceiling with original wooden beams and good natural daylight.

A relaxed co-working environment with 21 desks for photographers, filmmakers, and other creatives.

Membership includes:

Convenient East London location benefitting from excellent transport links
Roof terrace with panoramic views of the City
Photography studio
Membership to our darkrooms
Shower
Open-plan kitchen with coffee machine
Wi-fi
24hr access
On-site manager and weekly cleaner
Reception
Fixed business address
Become part of our creative community
Labyrinth Photographic downstairs

Contact [email protected] for more information or follow the website link in the bio 🔗

Are you an East London resident interested in learning more about Radical Histories in the East End? Are you keen to gai...
03/06/2026

Are you an East London resident interested in learning more about Radical Histories in the East End? Are you keen to gain skills to make a film about anti-racist protest in your neighbourhood?

This summer Four Corners commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, with a project about anti-racist protest in East London.

In Solidarity invites six local people to create short films about protest against racism and fascism in East London, inspired by the Battle of Cable Street.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES:

• Visits to Tower Hamlets Archives, Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections & Archives, the Hope Gallery to view photographs by Misan Harriman, alongside talks and screenings.
• Eight days of Premiere Pro edit training with filmmaker Riffy Ahmed, to create a short film or podcast (approx 3 mins) using archival material and audio.
• The final films will be shown as part of an exhibition at Four Corners in October 2026 as part of TOGETHER on Cable Street.

The project is free, and runs from June to July 2026.

It offers travel and refreshments costs.

To apply, please complete the online Application Form here 🔗(link in bio too):

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFjmBolDLMU1nkNia5T6AGnBJ5n0DJxB5KdaseVXZYBHMgsQ/viewform

Application deadline - Monday 8 June

East End Stories explores radical histories in East London, using photography and film. The project is supported through the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Mayor's Community Grants Programme.

We’re proud to be part of Backyard Biennial: East, a free, 8-week festival in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery and...
12/05/2026

We’re proud to be part of Backyard Biennial: East, a free, 8-week festival in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery and 40+ local partners across East London

Date: 15 July - 6 September 2026

Join us for an exciting programme of exhibitions, performances, workshops and more, celebrating the histories, communities and creative practices that shape the East End.

Find us throughout the Biennial as we share videos of community gathering, solidarity and protest in collaboration with London Community Video Archive and Oitij-Jo Collective in the Zilkha Auditorium at Whitechapel Gallery.

Our three organisations will also come together for a special screening and discussion event on Wednesday 22nd July at the Zilkha Auditorium. Mark it in your calendars and watch this space for more information.

Read more via the link in our bio.
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Whitechapel Gallery

Meet another one of our four corners residents!James Whittaker is a documentary photographer, who works in the co-workin...
16/04/2026

Meet another one of our four corners residents!

James Whittaker is a documentary photographer, who works in the co-working space on the third floor. He focuses on long-form, multi-year projects exploring the nature of public space.

@whittakerjd

Tell us a bit about the co-work space?

The third floor is a bit of a sanctuary which helps me compartmentalise work and home life. I keep my equipment there and it acts as a base for scanning, editing, and going out to shoot.

There is a huge diversity of skills in the office – photographers, filmmakers, graphic designers – and always someone to bounce an idea off. There is the right balance of getting your head-down on days where work needs to be done and social, creative interaction over a coffee on the balcony on slower days.

What are you working on at the moment?

I have an upcoming exhibition in the Four Corners Gallery showing a two-year project documenting support for Palestine in East London. It brings together hundreds of expressions of solidarity, from protest and community action to quieter everyday gestures

Your favourite place to eat on Roman Road?

The Globe Town Food Court opposite does amazing khichuri (rice and dahl) with beef jhura (Bengali beef - curried, shredded, then fried) for breakfast and lunch (only £2!). I appreciate curry for breakfast isn’t for everyone, in which case the beef seekh kebab in the evenings is great. Just be careful of the naga! 🌶️ 🥵

Pubs!

Two classic East End pubs – The Florist and The Camel - are less than a 3-minute walk away.

What's your favourite thing about FC?

Four Corners’ exhibitions and associated events are great to have downstairs. Finishing work at 6pm and popping down for an exhibition opening is a unique benefit of being on the third floor.

Our Four Corners Community ....Meet our Garden Office residents Tom and Lucy from Yes Please Productions is a creative...
01/04/2026

Our Four Corners Community ....

Meet our Garden Office residents Tom and Lucy from Yes Please Productions

is a creative agency specialising in visuals for the music industry. This means we work on all kinds of projects and are currently creating screen content for Ed Sheeran's tour which kicks off early next year. We're also finalising some online advertising for the Stranger Things Season 5 Soundtrack, rounding off a fun and varied year.

We asked them for their favourite local locations. Here's what they said...

What's your favourite cinema?

The Genesis on Whitechapel Road. A great independent cinema, the current owners purchased the derelict building in 1999 and transformed it for the local community. It was recently saved from re-development, so hopefully The Genesis can secure its future longer term.



What's your favourite Gallery?

The new-ish Gilbert and George gallery just off Brick Lane on Heneage Street is a fantastic space. The artists have lived and created art from their home in Spitalfields since 1968 so it's really fitting that the gallery opened here.



What's your favourite community space?

Do gig venues count as community spaces?...I f so, shout out to The Seabright Arms, a fantastic pub with a great gig space downstairs featuring regular free gigs that showcase up-and-coming acts.



Where's your favourite place to eat on Roman Road?

We are discovering lots of great food options on the Roman Road, but two particular favourites are the freshly made Gözleme from E&R Natural

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Interested in joining the creative community at Four Corners?

We have a range of spaces available for hire, from co-working spaces, private offices, photographic studios, darkrooms and more.

See the link in our bio for more info or email [email protected] to enquire

Address

121 Roman Road
London
E20QN

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm

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020 8981 6111

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