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- | Sinds 2011 **FoAM Brussels** in collaboration with and supported by **MUS-E Belgium** started a long term project under the theme of **Art in the Kitchen** (**Kunst in de Keuken**). **Art in the Kitchen** is an Art-in-School programme, where professional artists work around the topic of cooking, kitchen and food in connection to art and science. The habits of eating, the culture of food, the similarities and differences depending on cultural backgrounds are in the centre of attention. The kitchen and kitchen related objects and ingredients | + | Sinds 2011 **FoAM Brussels** in collaboration with and supported by **MUS-E Belgium** started a long term project under the theme of **Art in the Kitchen** (**Kunst in de Keuken**). **Art in the Kitchen** is an Art-in-School programme, where professional artists work around the topic of cooking, kitchen and food in connection to art and science. The habits of eating, the culture of food, the similarities and differences depending on cultural backgrounds are in the centre of attention. The kitchen and kitchen related objects and ingredients |
The aim of the workshops is to raise awareness about food culture, taste the unexpected, look beyond the understandable and play with what you can find in the kitchen, fridge or vegetable lot of your garden. Combining various artistic practices it’s an involving way to explore creative possibilities, | The aim of the workshops is to raise awareness about food culture, taste the unexpected, look beyond the understandable and play with what you can find in the kitchen, fridge or vegetable lot of your garden. Combining various artistic practices it’s an involving way to explore creative possibilities, | ||
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- | As an outsider coming into the classroom mostly in the middle of the school year i find important to have a number of methods and exercises to "break the ice" and get to know the kids. | + | As an outsider coming into the classroom mostly in the middle of the school year i find it important to have a number of methods and exercises to "break the ice" and get to know the kids. |
- | I have a photographic memory therefor it is important to me to see the names written somewhere. As a task i ask children to make a drawing or a collage of their favourite food on a piece of paper or paper plate using left overs from the candy wrappings. When they are done i photograph each of them in the way i could see the face and artwork with written name on it. Later at home i can go trough | + | I have a photographic memory therefor it is important to me to see the names written somewhere. As a task i ask children to make a drawing or a collage of their favourite food on a piece of paper or paper plate using left overs from candy wrappings. When they are done i photograph each of them in the way i could see the face and artwork with written name on it. Later at home i can go through |
At the end of trajectory i give these portraits to the kids. It is a great way to initiate a reflection about the whole process and activities done. | At the end of trajectory i give these portraits to the kids. It is a great way to initiate a reflection about the whole process and activities done. | ||
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- | Another way to get to know each other is to encourage children to associate | + | Another way to get to know each other is to encourage children to associate |
I try to ask these questions at the beginning of each session every time introducing a new task. Such as "as what favourite dish you feel like today and what noice would it make if it would be alive" or "can you rime your feelings with something related to food? (ik ben blij als een spiegel ei). This exercise takes only a few minutes but it give me a sufficient information about the energy and general mood of every child. | I try to ask these questions at the beginning of each session every time introducing a new task. Such as "as what favourite dish you feel like today and what noice would it make if it would be alive" or "can you rime your feelings with something related to food? (ik ben blij als een spiegel ei). This exercise takes only a few minutes but it give me a sufficient information about the energy and general mood of every child. |