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Meiboom

Meiboom

Meiboom

entry n°
K-202
type
workshop
themes
research
workshop
education
date
5 February 2025
February 2025
2025
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location
by
Studio Dicky
with
Basisschool De Meiboom

Highlights from our two-day workshop in collaboration with Studio Dicky for the local primary school De Meiboom in Warns. We began each session in a circle on the field, getting to know each other and talking about life on a farm and caring for the earth. With the younger children, we started with a nature scavenger hunt to collectdifferent fruits and bites for a picnic. At the compost heap, we discovered a special letter from Willem the Worm, inviting us to learn about composting and the circle of life — how our food scraps feed the worms, the worms enrich the soil, and in turn, help our fruits and vegetables grow! As a thank-you to the worms, the children created small sculptures and creatures using leftovers from the picnic and other natural materials. These little gifts were placed beside the letter, forming a compost world.

The older children found a different set of materials during their scavenger hunt: willow branches, wood, screws, jute rope, metal wire, clay, and plastic bags.Together, we discussed the durability and biodegradability of these materials and created artworks designed to be placed in the landscape — sculptures that reflected what they children thought important, or shelters for the species living there.