Out of Hours

Still Life: Memento Mori

Introduction
Activity 1: What is Still Life/Object/Real Life?

The aim is to excite and engage the young people in this initial session by introducing them to the ideas behind the 10-week project. Explain that this is an art and literacy cross-curricular collaboration. Explain where the project will be based - in our case in one of the four Tate Modern suites: Still Life/Object/Real Life. Inform the students of the correct conduct within the gallery i.e. no eating, drinking, phones, running, shouting and touching artworks in the galleries.

You may like to use Explore Tate Modern to look at the works in the Still Life Suite online

Location: at Tate Modern

Learning Objectives

To introduce young people to the idea of a cross-curricular project; English/Art Dept collaboration
To discuss conduct in the gallery
To give a brief outline of what the displays might encompass
To discuss a work in focus (by Edward Collier)
To introduce the role of sketchbooks within the project as a form of logbook: documenting ideas, observational drawing of art works, annotated drawing, memory maps, key words etc