Abstract

Under the banner of creating art for social change, I will present my practice led work with prisoners to co-create life stories, that by their very creation, help the prisoners move on and vision a better future. I will present creative digital stories from prisoners – some with pictures, lyric, and story, that tell a redemption narrative creatively. I will talk about my tools and techniques to co-create the stories and why they are so valuable. In creating this community of voices there is an element of activism and a desistence movement that can only be led by the community themselves – and explore my role as a former prisoner and conduit to the process.

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Bio

Carlotta Allum is a PhD student at CSM Design Against Crime Research Centre.