Changing
Lives of Objects focussed on the notion of transformation. We looked
at Bill Woodrow's use of converting metal from car doors into an elephant's
head and a guitar made from a washing machine - comparing these to
other processes of metamorphoses -and interpreted the language in
the work and its sociopolitical meanings. This
led into the work by Fischli and Weiss in which the artists had remade
the entire contents of their studio and installed them in the gallery.
Everything is carved from polyurethane foam and painted to look like
the original item. We compared this work with other forms of camouflage
and cloning and the use of mimicry.
Arising
out of these discussions the group (of 10and 11 year olds) constructed
their own objects of transformation in the Maculay Studio at Tate
Modern and documented their working processes and responses to the
works of art with sound and animation. Press on the names opposite
to view the outcomes. Some of the sounds may take a while to load.
Installation
Artists' Comments Digital
Process Artworks
