The sculptures for Mallow community national school were finally installed last week.This project was over a year in the making and included full pupil participation .
The
brief asked for an exploration of the five core values of the School
i.e. Excellence in Education,Care, Equality, Community and Respect.
The
pupils were asked to respond to these themes in written and drawing
assignments. I converted the pupils drawings into decal ‘buttons’ which
formed part of the design of the fabric decoration of each sculpture .
In keeping with the ethos of this Educate Together school I insured that
each and every pupil of the school was represented in the final design.There
is an interactive element to the sculptures ,they are life sized and
accessible for pupil interaction. The faces of each sculpture are
recessed into the circular shape and are made from mirrored stainless
steel .
