Newham Unlocked Festival: an audio-visual exhibition co-created with young people from Forest Gate Youth Zone.

Artists Paul Andrew and Jovana Backovic worked with young people from Forest Gate Youth Zone in August & September 2021 to co-create a project about identity and community in Newham. The result is an extraordinary audio-visual exhibition that explores the expectations of young people in Newham versus their reality. Listen below to their creations and click through the picture gallery to see photographs taken by Sylvie Belbouab.

BROKEN INSIDE
 

DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

I RAP TOO MUCH

ON MY MIND
 

THE REAL ME

Read the transcript for each track here.

Participants
Aisha Barry
Ashley Chilton
Ayesha Dabo
Bynum Ritah Drama
Chantel Acquah
Chenor Kasa Vu Bu
Cherinor Kasa Vu Bu
Daniel Banjoko
David Banjoko
Dembo Darame
Deonne Kasa Vu Bu
Destiny Kasa Vu Bu
Elijah March
Ella Owusu
Esther Banjoko
Fassal Barry
Fatou Barry
Gianni Dejean
Jeremiah Ojan
Jerica Hall
Kareem Toumi
Leena Samadi
Mahad Jama Eid
Meta Cante
Muhammad Ibrahim
Mustafe Eid
Nouriel Katonia
Re’ana John
Rejwan Ahmed
Sabrina Maalow
Sapphire Hall-Blondel
Shehbaaz Patel
Yasin Warsame
Yeshi-Bethel Berhanu
Zaeed Ali