{"id":896,"date":"2021-11-19T15:35:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/?p=896"},"modified":"2024-02-21T20:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:01:55","slug":"expression-of-freedom-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/?p=896","title":{"rendered":"Expression of Freedom Project."},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>I\u2019m delighted to have been collaborating this autumn with Leicestershire based photographer Linda Young on the \u2018Expression of Freedom\u2019 Project. Following our successful \u2018Click Create Connect\u2019 collaboration project in Erewash we\u2019ve been\u00a0working with two groups of young people engaging with Youth Services in Leicestershire. Along with their youth workers we\u2019ve been busy supporting and inspiring them to create words and photographs which will form part of an exhibition, marking North West Leicestershire\u2019s contribution to the international campaign,\u00a0 \u2018 HYPERLINK &#8220;https:\/\/16dayscampaign.org\/&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/16dayscampaign.org\/\">Sixteen Days of Action Against Gender Based Violence<\/a> \u2018.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The exhibition will include work created by participants who attended different workshops led by other artists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The young people relished using their phones (and Linda\u2019s world-class camera) to take photographs, but encouraging some young people to engage with \u2018words\u2019 was a challenge! For some of our participants writing meant school work, and school work brought with it various negative associations.&nbsp; However, with conversations came trust, and with trust came engagement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We\u2019re excited about the exhibition launch \u2013 not long now. Linda and I have booked our tickets for the launch event, and we\u2019re longing to see, and hear, the reactions of \u2018our\u2019 young people (and perhaps members of their families) when we meet at the private pre-launch just before the main event when they\u2019ll get their first glimpse of the results of all their endeavours, their words and images, designed, and curated, on public exhibition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This short project is intended as a pilot for future engagement with other groups. Linda and I are crossing our fingers and looking forward to re-engaging with colleagues in Leicestershire.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ExpressionOfFreedomExhibitionPoster-728x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ExpressionOfFreedomExhibitionPoster-728x1024.png 728w, http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ExpressionOfFreedomExhibitionPoster-364x512.png 364w, http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ExpressionOfFreedomExhibitionPoster-107x150.png 107w, http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ExpressionOfFreedomExhibitionPoster-768x1081.png 768w, http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ExpressionOfFreedomExhibitionPoster-1091x1536.png 1091w, http:\/\/www.lifestorywriting.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ExpressionOfFreedomExhibitionPoster.png 1421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m delighted to have been collaborating this autumn with Leicestershire based photographer Linda Young on the \u2018Expression of Freedom\u2019 Project. 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