Teacher Flora found a chandelier on the side of the road and brought it to NSW as a provocation. Working with Teachers Jessica and Amy, the children investigated it and began to dismantle it while discussing its possible uses.
The children pulled out the bulb sockets and wires. They removed the bobeches and gained an intimate knowledge of the chandelier’s main structure while musing about possibilities.
We hung it in the Front Yard tree to change the children’s perspective on the piece. The teachers reflected on the children’s dialogue, had the group share with the whole school, and we were left to wonder how this ‘squirrel and bird home’ will shed light on Venice Blvd about the complexity of children’s thinking. Will it engage the public at the Mar Vista Art Walk to have a new perspective of children who are three to five? Plan to join us on June 2nd, 2016 and find out.