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- | Sinds 2011 FoAM Brussels in collaboration and supported by MUS-E Belgium started a longer term project under the theme of Art in the Kitchen (Kunst in de Keuken). Art in the Kitchen is an Art-in-School programme, where professional artists work around the topic of cooking, kitchen and food in various schools of Brussels. The habits of eating, the culture of food, the similarities and differences depending on cultural backgrounds are in the centre of attention. The kitchen becomes a meeting place for children where they can operate in a creative way, get to know each other and work together towards a collaborative delicious result. The important aspect in this trajectory is not only making, creating various art or craft works but allowing pupils to question, discuss, experiment and fail. The multiple ways of working together, looking and listening at each others works allows youngsters to perceive their own surroundings trough critical yet affectionate and playful thinking. | ||
- | During the series of the workshop kids experiment with edible ingredients that can be used for making art, get to taste unusual food combinations, | ||
- | On this page you will find activities, methods and examples of the various workshops of Art in the Kitchen. | + | {{: |
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+ | Sinds 2011 **FoAM Brussels** in collaboration with and supported by **MUS-E Belgium** started a long term project under the theme of **Art in the Kitchen** (**Kunst in de Keuken**). **Art in the Kitchen** is an Art-in-School programme, where professional artists work around the topic of cooking, kitchen and food in connection to art and science. The habits of eating, the culture of food, the similarities and differences depending on cultural backgrounds are in the centre of attention. The kitchen and kitchen related objects and ingredients becomes a starting point for children to operate in a creative way, get to know each other and work together towards a delicious result. The multiple ways of collaboratig, | ||
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+ | The aim of the workshops is to raise awareness about food culture, taste the unexpected, look beyond the understandable and play with what you can find in the kitchen, fridge or vegetable lot of your garden. Combining various artistic practices it’s an involving way to explore creative possibilities, | ||
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+ | At the moment Art in the Kitchen trajectory counts its seventh edition and it is led by FoAM artist Rasa Alksnyte. | ||
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+ | On this page you will find a collection of activities, methods and examples of the various workshops of Art in the Kitchen. | ||
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+ | **Get to know each other** | ||
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+ | As an outsider coming into the classroom mostly in the middle of the school year i find important to have a number of methods and exercises to "break the ice" and get to know the kids. | ||
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+ | I have a photographic memory therefor it is important to me to see the names written somewhere. As a task i ask children to make a drawing or a collage of their favourite food on a piece of paper or paper plate using left overs from the candy wrappings. When they are done i photograph each of them in the way i could see the face and artwork with written name on it. Later at home i can go trough the pictures and memorise names by heart. | ||
+ | At the end of trajectory i give these portraits to the kids. It is a great way to initiate a reflection about the whole process and activities done. | ||
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+ | Another way to get to know each other is to encourage children to associate them selfs with an object, animal or weather description. We sit in the circle and each of us has to introduce our selfs by saying name, talents and as what animal, veg or fruit you feel like today. | ||
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+ | I try to ask these questions at the beginning of each session every time introducing a new task. Such as "as what favourite dish you feel like today and what noice would it make if it would be alive" or "can you rime your feelings with something related to food? (ik ben blij als een spiegel ei). This exercise takes only a few minutes but it give me a sufficient information about the energy and general mood of every child. | ||
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**Spices and herbs** | **Spices and herbs** | ||
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+ | **Grain, beans and other dry food** | ||
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+ | **Cellebrations** | ||
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+ | **How to be a teacher** | ||
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+ | -__Be prepared.__ Make sure you have all the material and enough of it for every participant. Display needed objects before children enter the class. Hide anything that is not needed to keep the concentration only on the activity. If material to be shared by several participants make sure they know where it is and it is reachable (some children are smaller than others and might feel left behind if they cant reach one or the other thing). If you are trying some new techniek or activity, try i out for your self before hand. This way you will know where the difficulties lyes and estimate better the duration of the activity. | ||
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+ | -__Explain the task in a simple and precise way.__ I usually start with some story behind to " | ||
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+ | -__Trust the method.__And trust the universe. You know the outcome you are looking for and you know how to get there. Even if you need to take detour keep kalm and have trust that at the end everything will be how it should be. If things become confusing and children feel stuck remind your self and them why are you doing this activity and what the bigger " | ||
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+ | -__Embrace the failures.__Sometimes even with the activities that you know work well things get out of hands and take a different unexpected turn. Embrace those moments. Because they teach you more than an easy process. Talk to kids about it. Tell them how different this time was, how unexpected results became and how it made you feel or think. (penis story) | ||
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+ | -__Look at the results together.__Talking about what you see is as important as making something. | ||
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+ | -__Be not afraid of wildness.__ Sitting still and quiet for children often feels like a punishment. When you invite them to explore and create be aware of the level of excitement in the group. Mostly it is really fun to create! Therefor you can't expect kids to be quiet and passive. It helps to make an agreement at the beginning of the class on how much noice we can all make/ | ||
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+ | **Interesting links** | ||
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