Field Trip to Göteborgs konsthall: Modern Art

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Modern art is familiar to everyone. It faces controversial issues related to the current era. Modern art is this present moment. Modern Art talks about all of us.

Reflection

On the largest room, in a long white wall, were exposed countless portraits.

To create this artwork Magnus Bärtås used melted wax over newsprint.

We had to pick up one of those faces and imagining a story behind the image. We had to think about a name, a profession, a family, a problem to be solved etc. Everyone has a story to tell. Every story is, somehow, a form of art.

After creating a background to that stranger we went to the atelier. From the newspaper we had to make up a “friend” to our character and using the same technique as the artist. 

Melted wax´s technique on newsprint

I. Materials

White candles, hammer, journal, scissors, a pan, one bowel and a spoon.

II.  Step-by-step

o   Cut a picture from the newspaper.

o   Furl the candle in a piece of fabric and smash it into small pieces by using the hammer.

o   Heat water in a small pan and on top of it put the bowl with the pieces of candle.

o   Once melted, pour the melted wax on the paper the image gets completely covered with wax.

o   Wait until the wax being completely dry.

In the other rooms of the museum were being projected some films about people´s life. Stories about strangers. One of the movies was about a love story between two men. They were separated by cultural differences, unequal religious, races and ages…but joined by the same love. Can be tough to face the others. But it exists who does not bows down and gives up.

We live on the XXI century. In our classrooms we will find children from another part of the world, with new kinds of family organization and values. As a future educator we must see that we are all humans and need to be treated with respect, regardless of our choices. And happiness stills matters in this life.

Probably these children will have to overcome many many obstacles. The educator must be there to help them during the journey.

Share different rituals and traditions between the children´s group can break down barriers. The educator should talk about the families in a very natural manner and also involving them in the pedagogical journey of their children to strength ties between the institution and the children´s families.

If the educator pays attention to the songs, dances and traditions from each child and work with their culture the group would be more open to receive and respect different ways of living. There is no pure nationality! Such a thing does not exist! We all came from the same source. We all have influences in common. Besides all our differences we are all connected it in this endless cycle.