Prompt
Students will brainstorm connections between different emotions and places to inspire their sculpture designs. They will explore how specific emotions can be associated with particular locations, leading to creative and meaningful design concepts.
Instructions
- Start by asking students to list a wide range of emotions. Write these down in one column on a whiteboard or large paper ( joy, sadness, anger, tranquility, excitement, nostalgia, fear, serenity, confusion, and hope).
- In a second column, have students brainstorm various places or environments. These can be real or imagined and should cover a wide range of settings (a forest, a city street, a beach, a library, a mountain, a playground, a museum, a cozy café, a rainy alley, and a festival).
- Ask students to draw lines or create connections between the emotions and places columns, suggesting how each emotion could be expressed through each type of place. For example:
- Joy and playground: A sculpture inspired by the vibrant, playful atmosphere of a playground.
- Serenity and forest: A calming, nature-inspired sculpture reflecting the tranquility of a forest.
- Confusion and city street: An abstract sculpture capturing the chaotic and disorienting feeling of a busy city street.
- Have students choose one emotion-place combinations and answer questions regarding color, shape, and motion. For example:
- Serene can be represented as circular yellow bubble that is still.
- Forest is green, with organic shapes, and is still.
Deliverable
At the end of the Collective Brainstorming exercise, you will inform your teacher of one idea you would be most excited to pursue. Your teachers will form project teams after this step.
Materials Needed:
- Whiteboard or large paper
- Markers or pens
- Sticky note
- Tablets for possible additional research
Time:1hr