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Perspective:Change
Created 2008-10-09 by Yvonne Cullivan
Location: Rural - Co. Sligo
Duration: 2008-10-09 to 2009-04-16
Project Outline
This project is a one year residency in a primary school in county Sligo. The residency combines one contact day with the children and one process day for the artist per week. This will evolve over two eight-week blocks.
I will be working closely with one teacher over this period, engaging together in planning and within the classroom. Initially we have established a theme of `change` or `transformation`.
This theme incorporates previous studio work which focused on transformation of geographical and social landscapes. It is also following current areas of visual research; namely minute details of the coast line and its processes observed over time.
My intention during this residency is to further develop an approach to working which focuses on ongoing discussion with the children to develop the work collectively and in undetermined paths.
Project Details
- Location: Rural
- From date: 2008-10-09
- To date: 2009-04-16
- Length: 32 days in total, 2 days per week, 2 eight week blocks, spanning 2008/09
- Participants per session: 18 directly, a further 14 indirectly
- Participants in total: 18
- Contact hours: 80 with children, 92 with teacher
- Age range of participants:
5-7, 8-11 - County(ies):
Sligo - Related Organisation(s):
Kids` Own Publishing Partnership, Sligo Education Center - Funding Bodies:
Sligo Education Center, Sligo Education Center, Arts Council - Related Artists:
Christine Mackey , Christine Mackey , Christine Mackey , Christine Mackey , Christine Mackey , Ann Henderson , Ann Henderson , cathal roche , Sinead Aldridge
Project Posts
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Observing the Coastline | Yvonne
2008-10-01I have been observing the coast line since moving to Sligo, considering the consistent... -
Meeting 1_Anything in common? | Yvonne
2008-10-01On Saturday 27th October, the artists and teachers involved in this four-strand residency... -
Meeting 1_Mapping the territory | Yvonne
2008-10-01During a short, informal activity, Charlotte created a series of images based on a place... -
Meeting 2_From the windows | Yvonne
2008-10-15I paid a visit to Scoil Naisiunta Bhride on Thursday to meet with Charlotte to discuss my... -
Day 1 - Looking at the Area | Yvonne
2008-10-17Day one at School Naisiunta Bhride was very energetic and really enjoyable. We began the... -
Day 1 - Talking of Change | Yvonne
2008-10-17We displayed and discussed the layered images. Some suggestions from the children were to... -
Day 1 - My Initial Response | Yvonne
2008-10-17After leaving the classroom, I returned to my studio to find shadows leaping across the... -
Mountain Folds | Yvonne
2008-10-17From Yvonne`s studio - 3D map-making... -
Catching Shadows | Yvonne
2008-10-17From Yvonne`s studio - catching evening shadows ... -
Constructed Coastlines | Yvonne
2008-10-17From Yvonne`s studio - thinking about erosion... -
Documenting Change | Yvonne
2008-10-17From Yvonne`s studio - documenting the mountains in varying weather and light... -
Weather Interference | Yvonne
2008-10-17From Yvonne`s studio - condensation on the window pane... -
Personal Maps | Yvonne
2008-10-17Day 1 - Children`s layered images of maps, portraits and text... -
Personal Maps | Yvonne
2008-10-17Day 1 - Children`s layered images of maps, portraits and text... -
Personal Maps | Yvonne
2008-10-17Day 1 - Children`s layered images of maps, portraits and text... -
Day 2 - Conversations | Yvonne
2008-10-30I had a good meeting with Charlotte before Day 2. I showed her explorations from the... -
Day 2 - Paper Potential | Yvonne
2008-10-30I showed the children what I had been working on since seeing them last. I`m making this a... -
White Environments | Yvonne
2008-10-30Children`s 3D maps... -
White Environments | Yvonne
2008-10-30Children`s 3D maps... -
White Environments | Yvonne
2008-10-30Children`s 3D maps combined... -
White Environments | Yvonne
2008-10-30Children`s 3D maps combined... -
Day 7 & 8_In hindsight | Yvonne
2009-01-28Writing in hindsight:
Week seven saw a return to the broader theme of... -
Sun over the City | Yvonne
2008-11-05Day 2 - one of a few video pieces reflecting the movement of the sun over the created... -
Day 3 - Collective Editors | Yvonne
2008-11-12We looked through the video work from the previous week and took a vote on what to do with... -
Day 3 - Considering Skill | Yvonne
2008-11-12The children have expressed ideas for moving 3D maps. The ideas are exciting, but I think... -
Drawing Time | Yvonne
2008-11-12Yvonne`s studio - charcoal observations of changing light on the mountains... -
Day 4 - Changing Weather | Yvonne
2008-11-14Using paint, charcoal and colored chalk we made individual drawing experiments based on... -
Drawing Weather | Yvonne
2008-11-14Close up of one child`s weather drawings ... -
Drawing Weather | Yvonne
2008-11-14One child`s weather drawings... -
Origami Addition | Yvonne
2008-11-14One child took the time to make this Origami piece. When we placed it on the window, some... -
Day 5: Weather Panes | Yvonne
2008-12-01The idea for day 5 came from the origami piece on the window and from the `weather... -
Day 5_Time constraints | Yvonne
2008-12-01It is proving difficult to find time to sit down with Charlotte to discuss what is... -
Day 6 - catch up | Yvonne
2008-12-10Charlotte and the children hadn`t yet put anything in their Journal. So I felt that we... -
Day 6 - Drawing shades | Yvonne
2008-12-10As most of the morning was consumed with the journal entries we had less time than usual... -
Day 6 - teacher + artist | Yvonne
2008-12-10Charlotte and I had an informal chat over lunch and then a long meeting after school.... -
Day 6 - the ideas go on | Yvonne
2008-12-10The 3D constructions are on the long-finger, as when we went to make them individuals had... -
Interim thoughts | Yvonne
2009-01-28With the first eight week block of the residency complete I have been reflecting and... -
Day 9_New Direction | Yvonne
2009-02-05Before the Christmas break, myself and Charlotte sat down for a final meeting. In making... -
Day 12 - Printed Portaits | Yvonne
2009-03-11We worked in small groups for this session, sharing two computers and two printers. I... -
Interim meeting | Yvonne
2009-02-18Charlotte and myself volunteered some extra time on the project to sit and chat about our... -
Day 10_Outer and inner selves | Yvonne
2009-02-18I began the day by presenting work from a residency that I had undertaken in Leitrim and... -
Day 11 - Layering | Yvonne
2009-03-03Through a series of images of my work both in video and in still image, the children had... -
Day 12 - Missing Element | Yvonne
2009-03-11Unfortunately, Charlotte, the teacher I have been working with, has moved on to another... -
Day 13 - Additions | Yvonne
2009-04-20Before the Easter Break, we were joined by Marianne, the substitute teacher who took... -
In-between Explorations | Yvonne
2009-04-20During the Easter break, I was invited to spend a week in residency in the West Cork Arts... -
Directions home | Yvonne
2009-04-20Maps made by individual children at Cairns following conversation with substitute teacher... -
Day 14 - When to stop | Yvonne
2009-04-29The principle of the school (and class teacher for my group) has returned and we met...
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Day 15 - All systems go | Yvonne
2009-05-12Day fifteen was a very organised session! We began with a few new games for team...
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First piece up - Printed Portraits | Yvonne
2009-05-12Printed Portraits in entrance hall of school - individual digital offset prints on...
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weather strips up high | Yvonne
2009-05-12Weather strips installed in entrance hall of school, underneath strip of sky-lights -...
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Heads | Yvonne
2009-05-12Mixed Media Portraits - interior and exterior worlds
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Mindmaps | Yvonne
2009-05-12Mindmaps - mixed media images showing important things in our lives and mirroring the...
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Day 16 - Doors open | Yvonne
2009-05-12Day sixteen was the final day of the residency and an Open Day. A lot of planning went...
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Open Day at Cairns | Yvonne
2009-05-12A feast! Each child voluntarily brought in home-baked goodies!
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Open Day at Cairns | Yvonne
2009-05-12Pairs were stationed at each piece of work to explain to visitors what they were...
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Open Day at Cairns | Yvonne
2009-05-12The `Map Room`
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