Tuesday 6th March
2018
The third year
Outdoor students on the Outdoor Image module all presented their artwork and
portfolios from a year of deep thinking and philosophising. The Gallery Event
is the culmination of their learning journey guided by Clive Palmer who claims,
amongst many things, “that education should be memorable, not forgettable”.
What the students presented, and the way they presented it was professional and
memorable for very positive reasons in [Outdoor] Education. The topics were as
varied as the mediums used to create the artworks, for example, from our
dependence on social media, devilish artificial intelligence, plastic poisoning
in the oceans to poetry and plays that celebrate the joy of humanity. Social
culture and aging and gender issues, animal rights and human rights, the
freedom of the environment and the importance of the Outdoors for our very
being. There were short stories, sculptures, speeches, creations in metal,
paper-Mache, wood and clay, it was all on display to enjoy. Having gone public
with their learning, i.e. shared the items and the learning behind them, the
evidence will now be graded which I am sure will make a strong contribution to
their final degree outcomes. However, grades will fade with time, but hopefully
the memory of freedom to think and to create and express their personal
beliefs, as a valid part of their education, will remain vivid in their memory
for a very long time.
Thank you to
all who attended the event.
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