art climate

and democracy

things talka global children’s education campaign on environment & climate

Ballerup KommuneCross Cultures CCPA

Heerup MuseumVestforbrænding

who?

kids

age 10 - 12

www.tingtaler.dk

www.thingstalk.net

introduction to the teaching

material

art, climate

and democracy

work in

progress......

things talk

everything got soul

• to create a global platform for children throughout the world where children are

able to put in relation to the International United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark in 2009

• making children from different countries aware of the local climate and

environmental problems

• to give children an understanding of the need for recycling and the domestic

resources

• the kids have fun experiences in producing trash models

goals

ohhh

Henry Heerup

is this art?

“trash art”?

“morning”

what’s that?

“traffic owl"

climateclimateclimateclimateclimate

past-present-future

the present of things

why should it be thrown away?

the past of things

what has it been used for?what is it made of?

the future of things

what will happen to it?what can it become?

flow introduction

collection collection collection

story telling

trash models

documentation

visions statements

exhibition

perspective

introduction

● discuss the project together,

to be prepared for what to do

1.step

collection of trash

● students collect trash

in their neighbourhood

2.step

storytelling andpresentation

● students present

their own thing for the class

● students tell what it is made of what the past has been used for and

why it is now thrown out

● students represent a drawing of themselves and their piece of garbage

3.step

construction of trash models/sculptures

● students build a trash sculptures

● students give their sculptures

a title or name

● students present it to the class

4.step

perspectives

● talk to students:

● what has it turn into?

● what the future of their models can be if one day it is separated and turned into

trash again?

● what will happen to the materials?

5.step

documentation

● the students write the model's history- its past, present and future

● take digital images of trash models

● take digital images of the students

● up-load them on the portal www.thingstalk.net

here is the chance to see other students' trash models

6.step

visions statements

●discuss problems and possible rights within the environment, climate change

and other resources● find the most important statements and

wishes for the future

up-load the statement to the portal www.thingstalk.net

7.step

exhibition

● arrange an exhibition of students' trash models and drawings

8.step

we will try to give the world's children

a voice in the global climate debate

vision

childrens climate summit

3. – 6. december 2009

an artistic voice in the global climate debate

childrens creative statements

examples from a

pilot class

what a lot of trash!

let’s begin!

this one is existing..

nice, - I’m allowed to do this!

heloooo.. we are more than trash…

i’m a barbie girl, in a garbage world!

wacht out – I’m a tin can with a

soul…!

who is the sculpture here?

we are very proud!

maybe a self-portrait?

this is really trash art!

a lot of fancy trash art

who wants to play?sign up mti@balk.dk