Whose Stories? : In the Gallery

Students engaging with Diyan Achjadi’s The Further Adventures of Girl series installation, Photo: Joy Bouwmeester

Our interactive tours are adapted for each group to allow for age-appropriate engagement with students of all grades. In all cases, we employ a student-centered approach that encourages your students to find their voice and share with us what they see, feel, and wonder about the artwork on display.

We will begin by analyzing and discussing Diyan Achjadi’s, We Expected Hysteria series. These works on paper depict GIRL, an avatar who represents the artist, as she navigates difficult landscapes.

Tomoyo Ihaya’s Eyes-Gwangju Jogakbo is about compassion. She uses the symbol of the eye to help us think about that which we can not see. This work is comprised of many small works on paper all stitched together, referencing the interconnectedness we all share through places and experiences.

We will finish the tour by looking at Naoko Fukumaru’s ceramic restoration works. She uses the ancient Japanese gold joinery technique, kintsugui. The gold embellishments holding these once broken pieces together, brings attention and celebration to imperfection rather than masking it.

Each tour is approximately an hour in duration, depending on the engagement of the class, and includes in-gallery drawing activities and discussion. In order to allow time for deep and meaningful engagement, we select only a few individual artworks to discuss in each tour. Plese let us know if you would prefer a full guided tour.