So have you ever wondered what would happen if you asked 77 students to bring in between 300-500 plastic cups? well the answer is simple; a shit load of cups, but the next question is what do you do with these cups?
As part of the students 1st brief "Recall" I wanted them to think about their childhood memories, things they got up to, pictures they drew, things they built. In particular I wanted them to discuss the identity of a child's den, a place where you could escape "solo or with a friend. As a summary to the week I wanted them to be creative and responsive by working collectively in groups to use their only material "Cups" to build a den.
Since I have been at South Essex it has been a traditional activity within the induction phase that the foundation students design and build and space, it has always been out of cardboard and paper. I wanted this year with a new team to create a rather refreshing take on this, an with a material that students could get hold of at a reasonable cost. Now it may sound bizarre and ridiculous, Click here to see my references. Some may even say whats the point! but the identity of the UAL Foundation Diploma is that students will be opened up to a range of different tasks and working with a variety of random media. The activity was a great success with four initial groups focusing on one particular part ie: Front, middle, back, and them combining these in an effort to make a suitable and structurally sound den that they could then inhabit and escape form the world.
Lets just say I went home happy after this activity, enough said on that note, as the photos truly capture the moment.
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