{"id":1762,"date":"2007-10-18T16:21:51","date_gmt":"2007-10-18T15:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2013-02-12T15:37:39","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T15:37:39","slug":"pentrehafod-comprehensive-school-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/locwsinternational.com\/?p=1762","title":{"rendered":"Locws Schools 2007: Pentrehafod Comprehensive School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guided Tour<\/strong>
\nA thoughtful day was had by all, as the group tried to unravel the work in the
\nLocws International 2007 exhibition and an obvious interest was portrayed as the students continued to discuss the art as we walked to the various venues.
\nSome interesting comments were made when viewing Rhona Byrne\u2019s work in St.Marys church; \u201cHow God views Swansea\u201d(Emily), \u201cPerhaps its to do with creation, the beauty of the natural contrasted with the city\u201d(Joel).
\nTorsten\u2019s work was considered to be a jumpy experience for some, others seemed to be perplexed with why it was considered to be art. Joshua commented on the fact that, \u201c these were everyday items put together to make music from\u201d. Jamie and David thought that it had some historic influence, which was set up to make a song.
\nRebecca and Joel commenting, \u201cis it to do with global warming and this is how we will have to live in the future, because that\u2019s all we will have left to make houses from and live\u201d, unravelled Sara Rees\u2019 work. Courtney thought it showed how unfortunate some people were and how they might live.
\nNiamh\u2019s work brought up questions about migration, borderlines and maps. (Yasmin, Josh and Jamie).
\nMilena\u2019s work questioned some of the group\u2019s idea of art. Emily and Rebecca saw a child\u2019s perception of war and thought the imagery to be sad. When Vojta was viewed the majority of the class found the video emotional and linked it with the child\u2019s image. Questions arose such as, \u201cdid his father die in the war\u201d and \u2018what was the music a reminder of\u201d(Yasmin and Sam).
\nWhilst on route to Sa1, I overheard a philosophical conversation regarding Milena\u2019s sound installation, \u201cit\u2019s was like living your life by quotes, choices, \u201cdo you want coffee? Why don\u2019t you have a watch? \u201cHow you make choices and how much they effect your life .You make up \u2013the choices that you make you who you are\u201d(Emily and Jessica).
\nCarwyns work gave some the impression of an illusion. \u201cIt\u2019s 2d but looks 3d\u201d (Rumia, Rebecca).
\nWe finished the tour with the group being slightly perplexed with Rebecca\u2019s work in the Norwegian Church. They found it difficult to unravel and a lot to take in all at once. However after the explanation the general consent was that the group liked the uniqueness and thought the idea was very clever.
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\nListening to Milena Dopitova’s sound work at Swansea Museum
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\nLooking at Rebecca Gould’s sculpture in the Norwegian Church
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\nLooking at Carwyn Evans’s sculpture in SA1
\nArtworks<\/strong>
\nOn arrival at the school, it was obvious by the collection of materials on show that recycling was a strong focus for the day. Inspired by Sara Rees, the pupils focused on making sculpture from waste materials and got to work on their various concepts, familiarising themselves with how the items would be put together. By midday the individual pieces were strongly underway, from mechanical looking hands to floating houses.
\nOne group\u2019s artwork contrasted two futures, a robotic hand holding a world full of litter. \u201cWe enjoyed making this as you don\u2019t usually get to do this type of work in school\u201d, (Rebecca, Jamie and Mike). \u201cCreating the objects does actually make you think about the whole picture of recycling for the future\u201d, (Emily). These statements obviously show that Sara Rees\u2019s art piece really works. Yasmin stated that \u201cwhen you litter you become the rubbish\u201d.
\nA chair made from waste material suggested, \u201csome people are sitting down and not noticing the problem of waste\u2019\u2019. Josh didn\u2019t realise you could make models of houses from waste material and said, \u201cit was great to be inspired by different artists\u201d.
\nThe children clearly enjoyed the project, \u201cit\u2019s better than normal schoolwork\u201d, (Daniel and Michael). \u201cWe enjoyed exploring different artists and the possibilities of art\u201d, (Rebecca). \u201cIt\u2019s really exciting and we would love to have another opportunity to do this\u201d, (Daniel). \u201cThis project was really, really fun and we\u2019d love to do this again\u201d, (Rebecca, Rumia and Jasmin).
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\nSome of the artworks inspired by recycling materials
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\nThe robotic hand holding a world of litter
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\nOne of the artworks inspired by recycling materials
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\nThe floating sculpture
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\nA close-up of one of the artworks inspired by recycling materials
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\nThe sculptural chair made from waste
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