Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition In Progress...

Our Year 10 strand students are currently working extremely hard on putting together a joint exhibition with the GCSE students for a one-night-only showing at Dulwich Picture Gallery! Following on from an exploration of all things site-specific (focusing on sculpture, and including boats carved from soap setting sail in a public bathroom sink, breezeblock hands seemingly clawing their way out from beneath the school field, and plaster-cast decorative plaques filling the knots in trees), students are now taking inspiration from the street artist Slinkachu, whose tiny scale figures depicting a whole range of characters and happenings can be spotted in nooks and crannies around London (if you have super Eagle Eyes!). With the whole of Dulwich Picture Gallery grounds as their oyster, students have chosen little secret areas to create individual scenes and characters for. I do not want to give everything away, but viewers can expect to find little people from the 19th Century all the way up to the modern day (there may even be a few who are from another world...).

Students discovering the location for their site-specific miniature sculptures...

Students are working extremely hard as you read this to create an exciting and inspirational exhibition, and hope to see you there on Wednesday 8th June (more details to follow)!

STUDENT QUOTES ABOUT FORTHCOMING DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY SHOW:

‘It’s going to be exciting and adventurous’

‘I can’t wait to work in the gallery with the final piece’

‘I find it truly inspiring’

‘Working with Dulwich Picture Gallery has been exciting as it’s a beautiful gallery full of history... I didn’t realise making mini sculptures would be so hard, however it was really fun and enjoyable. I can’t wait for the exhibition!’

‘I didn’t think making mini people would be this cool!’

‘I’m looking forward to working at Dulwich picture gallery, because it will be a new experience’

‘I’m really excited to see how my scene turns out in Dulwich Picture Gallery’

‘I am very excited to have my work at Dulwich Picture Gallery, as it will be one of the first times that my creation will be in quite a well-known art gallery in London’

‘Dulwich Picture Gallery is a very appropriate area for us to do our show because it is a classic ‘picture’ gallery, so it is nice to have sculpture there. It’s perfect!’