The
entire Fourth Grade and Upper School Honors Sculpture visited the Pine
Grove at The Schykill Center for Environmental Education. While there,
together with almost 90 student artists, we talked about the power of
collaboration, using natural, found materials to create art, and the
HUGE thrill of building something bigger then ourselves.
The student artists were also
asked to think about the idea of making art that is site specific, and
would remain in the grove after we left. We discussed the fact that the
work is like our lives, it will naturally change over
time, and the memory of the piece, and the experience, will live on in
our hearts, minds and in photos-- much like life itself.
Each student group had
about an hour to build a fort-like structure out of wood found on site.
The structure was to house their entire group of about 6-8 students.
They were all up for the challenge, and all found
great success! The results are diverse, dramatic and glorious...just
like the young artists themselves!
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