Guided Tour of Locws Projects 2010/1:
‘…it is 89 days this morning since we left the Mumbles Head’ by Jackie Chettur
Swansea’s Civic Centre
The setting once again gave instant inspiration to the pupils as years 5/6 were all listening and eager to learn what this Locws project was all about. After a discussion regarding the Artworks, I was amazed at the intuition of the pupils and how they unravelled the Artworks using the literal clues within the work.
Lee asked if the work was associated with a time line, whilst Kyle asked whether it was about a sailor’s diary.
Josh also picked up on the fact that the copper plates on top of the viewfinders had dates and inverted commas on quotes as he read aloud, “it took them 281 days to get to Chile and back and one boat carried 24 tones of copper”.
Sophie as well stated that it was an entry from a sailor’s diary and Chloe asked if it was written in old English.
After revealing what the Artworks were about, the Children were really pleased with their perceptions.
I’m really looking forward to the workshop days back at school, as there seemed to be a lot of great ideas. The Children had plenty of inspiration ready to create their own artworks from Jackie Chettur’s installation.
David Marchant 2010
