2. art climate and democracy things talk a global children’s education campaign on environment & climate

3. Ballerup Kommune Cross Cultures CCPA Heerup Museum Vestforbrænding

4. who? kids age 10 - 12

5. www.tingtaler.dk www.thingstalk.net

6. introduction to the teaching material

7. art, climate and democracy

8. work in progress......

9. things talk everything got soul

10. to create a global platform for children throughout the world where children are able to put in relation to the International United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark in 2009 making children from different countries aware of the local climate and environmental problems to give children an understanding of the need for recycling and the domestic resources the kids have fun experiences in producing trash models goals

11. ohhh Henry Heerup is this art? “trash art” ?

12. “morning”

13. what’s that?

14. “traffic owl"

15. Everything has a story Henry Heerup thought that all the things he found, could tell a story. As you can tell stories about what you have experienced. On the picture you can see his rubbish model "Traffic owl." It is made by, old chains displayed from a bicycle and 2 reflexes. This old stuff he has put together into a figure that resembles an owl. Can you understand why he chose to call the sculpture "Traffic owl"?

16. climate

17. past-present-future the present of things why should it be thrown away? the past of things what has it been used for? what is it made of? the future of things what will happen to it? what can it become?

18. flow i ntroduction collection story tellingtrash models documentation visions statements exhibitionperspective

19. introduction ● discuss the project together, to be prepared for what to do 1.step

20. collection of trash ● students collect trash in their neighbourhood 2.step

21. storytelling and presentation ● students present their own thing for the class ● students tell what it is made of what the past has been used for and why it is now thrown out ● students represent a drawing of themselves and their piece of garbage 3.step

22. construction of trash models/sculptures ● students build a trash sculptures ● students give their sculptures a title or name ● students present it to the class 4.step

23. perspectives ● talk to students: ● what has it turn into? ● what the future of their models can be if one day it is separated and turned into trash again? ● what will happen to the materials? 5.step

24. documentation ● the students write the model's history - its past, present and future ● take digital images of trash models ● take digital images of the students ● up-load them on the portal www.thingstalk.net www.thingstalk.net here is the chance to see other students' trash models 6.step

25. visions statements ●discuss problems and possible rights within the environment, climate change and other resources ● find the most important statements and wishes for the future up-load the statement to the portal www.thingstalk.net www.thingstalk.net 7.step

26. In the final part In the final part of the project the children are requested to list their wishes for the future focusing on a lesser use of resources, energy and consumption and increased recycling

27. exhibition ● arrange an exhibition of students' trash models and drawings 8.step

28. we will try to give the world's children a voice in the global climate debate vision

29. childrens climate summit 3. – 6. december 2009 an artistic voice in the global climate debate childrens creative statements

30. examples from a pilot class

31. what a lot of trash!

32. let’s begin!

33. this one is existing..

34. nice, - I’m allowed to do this!

35. heloooo.. we are more than trash…

36. i’m a barbie girl, in a garbage world!

37. wacht out – I’m a tin can with a soul…!

38. who is the sculpture here?

39. we are very proud!

40. maybe a self-portrait?

41. this is really trash art!

42. a lot of fancy trash art

43. who wants to play?sign up mti@balk.dk