I have mentioned Jan Von Hollenben before as I love his work focusing on 'homo ludens' the man who learns from play (Astrum People ca. 2019) and his work in the imagination.
Play and the imagination are the current environment that the children I am working with reside in. So it becomes very relatable to them. We discussed how we could use their own environment, the environment of a child, to send their message to both kids and adults about plastic.
First they drew some images where plastic was encroaching into their daily life- much like it does for sea life and other animals in nature.
Every time we do an activity the kids are very anxious to actually get their hands on a camera and be The Photographer. So Mrs. G and I rounded up enough cameras and SD cards and gave each student 1 day, 24 hours with the camera to document any and all pictures of plastic around them.
It was a great activity, and eye opening for all of us to see how extensive plastic use is in our very own area, in every aspect of our day. The rules were simple- wherever you are, look around you.
24 Hours of Plastic:
The students collected hundreds of images. We have several ideas about things we can do with the images but the first thing we did was use them to illustrate plastic in 'everyday life' such as was represented in their drawings.
The students posed for silhouette images:
I then overlaid the students' images of plastic use, collage style to create the final images:
Fig. 1: Bren Slade 2019. The Bus Stop.
Fig. 2: Bren Slade 2019. Swimming Lessons.
Fig. 3: Bren Slade 2019. The Student.
"...If you can't explain something in words, you can take a picture of it."
- Isaac, age 10. Mrs. G's class 2019.
ASTRUM PEOPLE. ca. 2019. 'Jan Von Hollenben: Conceptual, Illustrative Photography.' Austrum People [online] Available at: https://astrumpeople.com/jan-von-holleben-conceptual-illustrative-photography/ [accessed November 2019].
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