TARGET
11-14 years old students

DETAILED PLAN
19 June, 10am-1pm: start of laboratory activities
20 June, 10am-1pm: laboratory activities
21 June, 10am-1pm3: laboratory activities
22 June, 10am-1pm: laboratory activities
23 June, 4-6.30pm: end of the workshop and exposure of the project to the public and parents

COST
100 €/a student inclusive of insurance and materials.
Free and free access is guaranteed for people with disabilities and their companions.

 

The workshop is organized in collaboration with FabLab Torino and Arduino.

In today’s world, due to the continuous stimuli provided by technology, it becomes increasingly difficult for the new generations to imagine, build stories and develop manual skills.

Art can be a tool capable of reawakening the ability to create in children: it can become a powerful means of stimulating the mind to develop storytelling processes, to make them concrete in a practical way and can encourage the development of collaborative and proactive human relationships .

The workshop hosted by the Recontemporary, entitled The Alternative Atelier, was conceived by Driant Zeneli and Eni Dare Zeneli, combining pedagogical studies and art.

It is mainly based on two elements: the environment and ecology.
Starting from the direct dialogue with a biologist and a robotics expert, the artist Driant Zeneli works with the participants of the workshop on the conception and creation of robot and fantastic animals.

Using the practice of storytelling, the robot character is created, defining its characteristics. The second step is the graphic representation through drawings and preparatory sketches, on the basis of which a first prototype made of plasticine is modeled. Finally, we move on to the technical realization using recycled materials. The laboratory encourages environmental sustainability through the practice of recycling materials, such as plastic and papier-mâché, which will be the basis for the creation of the animals.

Among the objectives of Recontemporary there has always been the intention to develop critical skills in the younger generations through an analysis of the contemporary in all its forms.
The decision to carry out this workshop was born with the desire to help young people know how to read images, interpret narrative processes and reflect more broadly on contemporary information methods, learning to distinguish reality from fake news.

Recontemporary has always been attentive to sustainability, recycling and reuse of materials. For this reason, it was decided to use used plastics and recycled materials throughout the duration of the workshop.

We try to host interactive, immersive and contemporary workshops with the aim of developing:

Knowledge
• History of contemporary art
• Analysis of multimedia languages
• Understanding of the means and technologies used
• Development of artistic skills and creativity
• Raising awareness of the art world
• Image education
• Raising awareness of the environment and ecology

Skills
• Comparison and relationship
• Autonomy in work
• Ability to work in a team
• Critical skills development
• Learn to develop design vision

Recontemporary will provide the necessary resources to carry out the activities, the staff will ensure their presence for supervision during the course of the laboratory.