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The Round Tower in Old Portsmouth has opened its doors this week to showcase work produced by local young people backed by a local youth charity.

The Your Voice 2 exhibition at the Round Tower in Broad Street, Old Portsmouth displays a selection of works produced as part of a community venture run by Motiv8. Young people aged 13-18 from vulnerable backgrounds took part in workshops with prominent local artists to create collages, sculptures, photographs and textiles.

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The workshops used oral recordings as a springboard, previously recorded by the young people of both themselves and mature and elderly people from the community speaking about their lives and lived experiences. These discussions - held in 2022 - explored touched on the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee and highlighted intergenerational connections.

Read on to see 11 pictures from inside the exhibition.

In Pictures: 11 pictures from Motiv8's Your Voice 2 exhibition at The Round Tower in Old Portsmouth

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