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On
Saturday July 20th, and Sunday July 21st, the “Demeter Children’s
Exploration Workshop” was held. On July 20th, the participants
explored the extensive Demeter main exhibition site, found their
favorite works, and created an “Exploration Map.” The
most popular work was the huge tunnel by Winter and Holbert. The
children relaxed in the shade and climbed on the structure.
On
the other hand, they were afraid of the darkness inside of the
stables. However, Mr. Iwai’s Yuki no Upopo was very popular
for its dream-like quality. They also liked Ingo Gunther’s
small horse objects. Kim Sooja’s video, in which she doesn’t
move at all, was surprisingly popular as well. Kids also got into
collecting Ms. Ono’s stickers.
Some kids ate their lunch in one nIALL house. It was a good place
to rest.
On the second day, a program used related city projects. With
directions in their hands to show where they would find featured
Demeter artists, the children went around the city to search them
out.
Some people pretended to be the artists to confuse them. The kids
worked hard to find the real artists. There were times when they
asked strangers on the street, “Are you an artist?”
After
finding the real artists, they interviewed them. They listened
to the artists to talk about their works and enjoyed the artworks.
Based on the interviews, they made “An Illustrated Guide
to the Artists.”
After they showed the guides to one another, the artists came
to join them. They laughed at their illustrations and said, “that
really looks like me!” The children enjoyed contemporary
art through the workshops and met interesting artists. Those two
days were different from their everyday experiences and were very
exciting for them.
The next “Demeter Children’s Exploration Workshop”
will be held on September 15. We look forward to your participation.
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