Students get creative in science week (From Swindon Advertiser)

Students get creative in science week

1:00pm Tuesday 16th March 2010 in

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SCHOOLCHILDREN have produced artwork inspired by British sculptor Antony Gormley.

Pupils at Nova Hreod School, on Akers Way, aged between 11 and 14, have produced the small figurines as part of an art project for the school’s Science and Engineering Week.

The clay pieces, which will total 250, will now be placed in the school’s Atrium, but will later appear in clusters around the school in unusual places to provoke comment.

British sculptor Gormley is best known for his works the Angel of the North in Gateshead and Another Place erected on Crosby Beach.

The school’s idea was inspired by another piece by Gormley, called Asian Field, which features thousands of terracotta figures.

All the pupils’ figures have been sculpted looking at the sky to fit in with the theme of the week – The Earth and our Place in the Universe.

The project also links in with the Astronomy GCSE the school has been running since September.

Science teacher Marc Elsley, who helped to organise the activity with head of art Chris Thomas and other staff, said: “The idea is they would be reflecting themselves in some way and trying to reflect on themselves and their place in the universe.”

The week will also include talks from astronomy experts, a creative drama project entitled The Beginnings of Life and a display of 20 images that outline how our environment has changed over the years.