Community in the Elephant

Thomas Ball's lush large format landscapes of the Heygate challenge the grim stereotypes of the Elephant Photograph: Thomas Ball

Ball's tutors say his work "captures a feeling of the original vision of the estate" Photograph: Thomas Ball/Thomas Ball

The Heygate estate is due to be demolished after 35 years Photograph: Thomas Ball

Kate Hooper's street photographs around the shopping centre/main roundabout capture some of the vibrant multicultural buzzy urban feel of the place Photograph: Kate Hooper/Kate Hooper

The reality is, however, that people rarely interact with one another, prefering to isolate themselves Photograph: Kate Hooper

The rush hour can sometimes last until eight in the evening Photograph: Kate Hooper

People negotiate the crowd, ignoring each other Photograph: Kate Hooper

Anthony Wallace photographed abandoned flats just prior to being sealed up Photograph: Anthony Wallace /Anthony Wallace

The photographer decided to collect one object from each property before workers welded the door shut Photograph: Anthony Wallace

Eleanor Cleasby looked at architectural models of the Elephant Photograph: Eleanor Cleasby/Eleanor Cleasby

Matteo Borzone photographed all the garage doors on the Heygate Photograph: Matteo Borzone/Matteo Borzone

Anna von Stackleberg took "aerial" photographs of gardens Photograph: Anna von Stackleberg/Anna von Stackleberg

The gardens belong to two-storey maisonettes contained within the Heygate estate Photograph: Anna von Stackelberg

The work highlights the different levels of work invested in the estate by its inhabitants Photograph: Anna von Stackelberg

Tom King captured intimate images of an Ecuadorian family ... Photograph: Tom King/Tom King

... while Adam Patterson studied squatters Photograph: Adam Patterson/Adam Patterson

Max Braun Ibanez's "forensic archaeological" photographs are of objects left as flats are being sealed Photograph: Max Braun Ibanez /Max Braun Ibanez

Each object represents something that has been forgotten of the life of each occupant Photograph: Max Braun Ibanez

Every item invites us to speculate Photograph: Max Braun Ibanez

The photographer says we may discover something of ourselves in each item left behind Photograph: Max Braun Ibanez /Max Braun Ibanez

Jackie Dewe Matthews has taken photographs of people given so-called temporary accommodation on the doomed Heygate estate. Ruth has lived on the estate for 23 years Photograph: Jackie Dewe Mathews

After the closure of youth programs in the area her home has become a magnet for her son's friends, who have nowhere else to go Photograph: Jackie Dewe Mathews

Ruth's house and garden are always full of teenagers that make up her extended family Photograph: Jackie Dewe Mathews