CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTSalso treated to an enlightening guest talkthrough stop motion. Stop motion isby the renowned Su昀昀olk-based visual andan animated 昀椀lmmaking technique inperformance artist, Caroline Wright, whowhich objects are physically moved ino昀昀ered pupils a fun and fascinating insightsmall increments between individuallyinto the world of animation with a bespokephotographed frames, so that theyworkshop in our design centre.appear to move freely and smoothly whenthe frames are all played back. PopularAfter studying at Norwich Universitystop motion 昀椀lms include Nightmare BeforeCollege of the Arts and graduating withChristmas, Wallace and Gromit, Fantastica MA in Fine Art, Caroline’s incredibleMr. Fox and The LEGO Movie.visual work has taken her across theworld; from the London 2012 CulturalAt the end of the academic year, the widerOlympiad Festival and the EdinburghCollege community eagerly awaited theFestival to Stanford University andopportunity to see 昀椀rst-hand the creativeSan Francisco. Some of Caroline’s keyoutputs of our Year 13 and Year 11 pupilsworks include ‘My Home is My Museum’,studying both art and D&T. This year thewhich examines domestic objects inquality of work on display in the End ofperformance, ‘Respond/Reply’, aYear Exhibition did not disappoint. It wasresearch project into the relationshipsclear from the range of wonderful piecesbetween drawing and writing,on display that each and every pupil hadand ‘Sawdust and Threads’, a projectworked incredibly hard across their yearswhich took deaccessioned museumof study. They are all commended andobjects to explore materiality, value andcongratulated for their e昀昀orts.hierarchy.Art and D&T are key specialist subjectsCaroline’s current work explores thetaught throughout the school and a realconnections, entanglements andsource of creative exploration for ourrelationships of eroded coastal materialyounger children. Many of our Prep Schooland the sea swimming body, wherepupils have produced some outstandingsensation and bearing corporeal witnesswork this year. In Years 4 and 5, lessonsto a disappearing coastline may articulateare a mixture of art and Design &understanding of change and adaptation.Technology projects, allowing the childrento gain con昀椀dence in their creative abilitiesSwapping from artist to teacher, Carolineand explore the specialist facilities thatassigned groups of three pupils withare new to them at the start of their Lowera material to use, such as clay, fabric,Prep journey. From Year 6, the subjectspencils, or ballpoint pens, alongside aare taught separately and allow thechosen action, such as push, throw, fallpupils to further enhance their subjector squash, and they used cameras andknowledge and hone their talents in bothbox lighting to capture their animationthe art room and the D&T workshop.87
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