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Spare Tyre artists worked creatively with a group of women from Solace Women's Aid. The project was designed for the women to share their aspirations and explore what it meant to dream, hope, aspire and eventually turn their dreams into reality. The project culminated in the women developing their perspectives through the lens of a camera.
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