Anya Beaumont este un artist plastic pentru care comunitatea în care trăiește este foarte importantă. De curând, a realizat cu copiii unei școli primare din localitatea sa o instalație de copaci curcubeu pentru care a folosit deșeuri de plastic. Activitatea a durat două săptămâni și a constat în colectarea și selectarea deșeurilor de plastic, discuții despre cum arată copacii din jurul școlii și despre ce se întâmplă cu obiectele după ce nu mai sunt folosite și realizarea de către fiecare clasă a câte unei instalații - copac. Iată cum descrie Anya întregul proces:
”Initially I asked the children and staff to bring in any
non-recyclable plastics they had at home or in school.When
enough plastic had been collected I sorted it in colour order and
drilled holes into some of the pieces to enable the children and myself
to attach the plastics to chicken wire. Then, I worked with each class
on a different coloured tree, using cable ties and wire to attach them.
I
talked to the children about the importance of thinking about what
happens to an object after it has been used, and whether we really need
many of the plastic items that seem to break so easily. We also
discussed different trees, their shape and size, looking at those near
the school which influenced me in my original designs for the
installation.
My input depended on
the age and ability of the children, with their ages ranging from 5 to
11. All in all it took about two weeks to complete.
The
resulting installation is even better than I had hoped, it is sited on
one of the schools perimeter fences, and when the sun is shining it
illuminates the plastics so they almost look like stained glass!”
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