The Art Show

“Photography is, first of all, a way of seeing.” -Susan Sontag 

The culminating moment of the summer photography workshop with kids: The Art Show.

My brother-in-law was renovating some offices and allowed us a bit of space:

After much sorting/editing/printing I got my first opportunity to do some curating!

I started with a floor lay-out to get a better idea of how it might flow together.

It took a bit of rearranging but in the end I was pleased with the space, and the results. 

Since my target audience was the children themselves I wanted the art at a child's eye-level. 

(This is a panorama of the final lay-out.  The room itself + the photo's led into a circular movement) 

The medium was a photo poster/ card stock, casually hung with pins on twine or directly to the wall. This proved to be a good choice since all the kids wanted to touch the images, almost petting them as they walked by.  Fine art in frames may have inhibited this interaction with their own art. 

The children and their families were invited to attend. 

The reaction was enthusiastic and motivating. It was interesting watching them observing their images, especially the ones taken in multiple perspectives by multiple kids at the same time. The wheels were turning and you could almost see them planning for 'next time.'

Quote: Susan Sontag (2007) Photography: A Little Summa. In: At the Same Time. London:  Penguin