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Overlooked 2A partnership project between St Thomas the Apostle College and the Out of Hours Schools Programme at Tate Modern. In the summer term of 2004, year 8 students from The St. Thomas the Apostle College in Nunhead took part in this art and history based project, working with artist-educator Annie Davey and four teachers from the school: Kate Bennet, James Kenny, Graeme Hulks and Catherine Smith. The students explored the notions of history and interpretation in relation to the History/Memory/Society suite at Tate Modern and created artwork in various formats inspired by their investigations. The project participants represented all levels of ability at the school. They are now familiar with many of the art works at Tate Modern and have developed new confidence in discussing modern and contemporary art. Project Overview:Students began the project by exploring how Tate Modern presents history, specifically how ideas throughout history have been represented in art. They saw how artists have challenged conventional ways of understanding history by focussing on personal experience, memory and overlooked experiences. The students then looked at monuments and their role in marking the history of personal and universal events, people and places. They created temporary monuments in and around their school, drawing attention to otherwise forgotten or overlooked areas and situations unique to the site. Video, sound recording equipment, photography and drawing were used to permanently record the monuments. Another aspect of the project considered how London history is told and sold through popular images and tourist memorabilia. Using digital imaging, students re-directed the focus of typical London postcards to overlooked details, subverting their conventional function. Working with a professional photographer, they created new postcards based on these interventions. The project concluded with the students visiting one of the few south London views from the Tate Modern. They compared its scale, popular reputation and history to the more well-known northern view. Agreeing that history is not limited to famous buildings, and reflecting upon Southwark's historical reputation, students created a viewpoint panorama. The resulting work looks south, monumentalising landmarks and histories of this lesser known view. |
Project Participants
Jeffrey Ogbekhilu In association with  
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