Platforms For All
The educational program Platforms Project
for All 2019 is designed for children between 7 and 16 years old
from the Dutch platform EX-MÊKH and the artist and art teacher Ellen Rodenberg.
The program which is drawing inspiration from the spatial design of the Platforms Project exhibition, the Tower
of Babel and the recycling of new ideas, aims to introduce children to
contemporary art. The art collectives-platforms present their ideas in a
space-booth which looks like a large cube.
During the Platforms Project the children will
be invited to participate in creating a mini space (mini booth-cube) with
paper, pencils. In their small space they can draw inspiration from the
exhibition.
Together with the volunteer tour guides, they will tour the exhibition area,
discuss the most impressive works of art, and create their own mini booth- a
whole new place that will reflect their dreams and thoughts. The cubes set will
create a mini-adaptation of the Platforms Project
through the eyes of children.
The student volunteers practising first themselves before giving the
workshops for ALL.
Preparing The construction for ‘The Tower of Babel’ onto which the mini
platforms by the children will be attached.
Practising tour guiding at the first day of the Independent Art Fair of
the Platforms.
Practising by doing, while the workshops and guiding tours are on full
swing.
Impression of 4 days workshops and tour guiding:
Kidslab
All the volunteers are practicing themselves one day before the
workshops
Ellen is practicing a dialog during the Art tour.
Translating from English into Greek and visa versa
is one of the challenges.
During our stay (4 days) every morning we passed on our way to Platforms
the bins in the streets, finding more materials for the workshop.
Some volunteers took immediately the chance
to explore possibilities with the new material. Great work!
The first art tour.
Children walk with clipboard and pencil.
The volunteers translated my English into Greek for the children.
We asked the children to scan what they see.
We walked over the hole place.
After 15 minutes we asked them what they want to see better.
What do they prefer to give more attention?
Then we picked 3 or 4 stands, booths, to enter.
We ask the artist if we can ask some questions.
The children start to draw or talk. We assist them.
If the children pointing to something which they think is interesting,
we take together a closer look.
Sketching at the Platforms Project.
Getting inspiration everywhere they look.
Giving them the opportunity to wonder around
and make their own world out of it.
Getting information of the Dutch artists duo Topp&Dubio.
Sitting down for a inspirational talk (in
Greek)
with Katharina (one of the volunteers) at our booth of EXMÊKH.
After the art tour we returned to the kidslab.
A dynamic situation starts in a full swing workshop.
We even found work about the EX-MÊKH booth in a mini platform.
This upcoming artist made a 3D room of her inspiration sketch.
Some of the mini platforms were taken home, some may stay.
Thanks to the team of volunteers of Platforms Project 2019
for the fantastic collaboration
And for the wonderful experience you gave to the children.
See also
Copyright Ellen Rodenberg 2019