Introduce pupils to contemporary artworks on display at Aberdeen Art Gallery. These video resources were developed as a complete guide to each artwork, to aid discussion, encourage close looking, and spark imagination.
These can be used prior to coming to the gallery for a visit.
Stop and start the videos to have your own discussions and look closely at the artwork.
A Small Propagation Project
Junko Mori (Yokohama, Japan, born 1974)
Explore the small metal sculpture by Junko Mori.
It is displayed on the ground floor of Aberdeen Art Gallery in gallery 5.
Video 17 mins
"this is the end of you"
Katherine Aarrestad (Haslemere, England, born 1968)
Watch to think creatively about the painting by Katherine Aarrestad.
It is displayed on the ground floor of Aberdeen Art Gallery in gallery 1.
Video 18 mins
This video was used as part of a larger project with Big Noise Torry. Click here to view a short film by Tullos Primary School, and their musical response to "this is the end of you" by Katherine Aarrestad.
These resources were created with Creative Practitioner Victoria Fifield and Station House Media Unit during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.
Image: "this is the end of you" (detail) by Katharine Aarrestad © Katherine Aarrestad (2008)
