Wit second and third grade students.
In Marie Duboccage School, Jardin Saint Sever (Rouen).
As part of the Jungle project, two artists are leading photography and ceramics workshops. Two classes take part in each workshop.
The photography workshop led by Baptiste Rabichon begins with a visit to the Jardin des Plantes in Rouen, accompanied by a botanist, during which the children collect a variety of plants to use later in the workshop.
Back at school, two workshops are running simultaneously. Half the class is creating photograms in a room converted into a darkroom, whilst the other half is taking photographs in the studio of shadow puppets formed by drawings projected onto a screen.
The pottery workshop led by Marion Dutoit begins with the children exploring books about the wildlife of Normandy. The children, divided into small groups, then choose a selection of animals that can be found in the Jardin St Sever (bees, ants, cats, mice, owls, etc.), which they will then reproduce, first by drawing them, then using cut-and-paste techniques, before creating them in ceramic. The clay is shaped into bas-reliefs, cut out and then decorated by the children using various tools and techniques, as well as coloured clay.
As part of this Jungle project, two artists intervene to conduct photography and ceramic workshops. Two classes participate in each workshop.
The photography workshop led by Baptiste Rabichon begins with a visit to the Jardin des plantes de Rouen accompanied by a botanist, during which the children collect a variety of plants for the rest of the workshop.
Back at school, two workshops take place in parallel. One half of the class makes photograms in a room transformed into a film laboratory, while the other half takes photographs in the studio, using reverse projections to create shadow puppets.
The ceramics workshop led by Marion Dutoit begins with the discovery of books on the fauna of Normandy. The children, divided into small groups, choose a set of animals that can be identified in the Jardin St Sever (bees, ants, cats, mice, owls, etc.) which they will then reproduce, first by drawing them, then by cutting and pasting them, before making them in ceramic. The clay is shaped like bas-reliefs, cut out and then decorated by the children with various tools and techniques, as well as with colored clay.
Once the ceramics have been fired and the photographs printed, the works created by the pupils in collaboration with the artists are displayed on the walls and railings of the school and the Jardin St Sever.
In partnership with Diagonal and DRAC.
