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3 November 2007 - 28 January 2008
Admission: $7 adults, $5 concession, children under 5 free,
multipasses and family passes available
When we play we learn about the world and ourselves. Through make-believe and
improvisation we use objects and spaces to transform the ordinary into the
fantastical. We make dens out of sheets and chairs, camp in the back garden or
just close our eyes and imagine a place unlike anything around us.
Making Worlds looks at the way artists invent worlds of imagination,
speculation, wonder and enquiry. Like scientists they research, question and
experiment. They imagine things and places. Explaining the world that we know,
or that which is beyond, they use models, signs and miniature systems. They
describe worlds that make us feel secure and happy, and others, which give us a
feeling of dread. From a secret world of the city in Chiho Aoshima's beautiful
animated film City Glow to a silent world of noise in Eugene Carchesio's
Works from The Museum of Silence (Dept. of 100 poems).
Making Worlds is an exhibition that takes you to another place, a place
of make-believe, where you can drift into your imagination no matter what age
you are or where you're from.
Making Worlds gives you the chance to become part of the exhibition.
There are activity stations in the gallery where you can make a miniature house,
create a secret sound box, make badges and more. Wall labels are designed to
help parents and children find their own meanings in the work. Don't let your
family miss out on this fantastical exhibition.
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Questions, ideas and activities for imaginative minds.
Click one of the links below for things you can print out and work on at
home.
Making Worlds Brochure
(226KB)
Making Worlds mini poster for you to colour in
(251KB)
Making Worlds cards for you to colour in
(680KB)
Email your stories, pictures or sounds of imaginary worlds to us
and we will publish them here on the website
feedback@aucklandartgallery.govt.nz
Why not take a photo of a den or place you create at
home, (maybe with the sofa cushions, chairs and a sheet, or a large cardboard
box) email it to us and we will display a gallery of images of your imaginary
worlds.
What does your imaginary world look like? Are there any special people or
animals there?
What do you imagine that your pet's world looks and feels like – what do they
see, smell and think?
Butterflies taste through their feet, Spiders have eight legs, cats feel through
their whiskers and your dog has an incredible sense of smell! Paint or draw how
they might sense the world.
Make a list of all the things in the world. This is going to be a very long
list indeed and could take several years to complete – perhaps you should start
with your bedroom!
Write a story about a world where everything is opposite to ours, or where
the world is turned upside down, or everything is blue! Email a description of
your imaginary world and we will publish it here on the website.
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