Exibition time

We have now prepared for our exhibition happening today.


We have topped up our books and bags with photos, all our artists research and we have written a little bit about how we felt during the project and how we feel now. What we have learnt..etc.. We also had a bit more food fun!

Our bricks have been fired and are beautiful. It is really exciting to see that they kept well together and didn't break in the kiln(a large high temperature oven



here is a brief summary of the project;

Dare; 

‘The Brick Identity’

by Romsey Young Carers

Art types and mediums:Conceptual Art, Live Art actions, Graffiti Art, Print-making, Stencilling, Brick-making

Themes Explored:Identity, Boundaries and Limits, Judgement, Democracy, Being Together.

In 1960, conceptual artist Carl Andre made an artwork out of a pile of bricks (Equivalent VIII). 

When we visited the John Hansard Gallery, Southampton at the beginning of the project, we were caught by a picture of a broken brick presented as an art work. We met the artist and asked; “What does it mean? Why should a brick be an artwork?”. The artist explained he thought it would be nice to pay attention to an object which normally goes   unnoticed. The broken brick would never be used for its intended purpose, but here it has become unique and special and we can think of its meaning.

Carl Andre said; “Works of art don’t mean anything. They are realities.’ During our project we explored the reality of what it means to be together. We took challenges weeks after weeks and recorded them in our passports, books and travel bags to show our journey through the project.

The brick became our focus point and provoked discussions, actions and fun activities. We looked at artists like Banksy who paints works of art on bricks. We also looked at other artists who use words in their work such as Bob and Roberta Smith, who loves cats, and writes big slogans, and the work of Sister Corita Kent who creates large prints with messages of love.

At the end fo the project, the only reality we hadn’t experienced was to make a real brick. So, we tried and succeeded. Our bricks are like us, all different, unique and stronger together.

Supporting artist; Laurence Dube-Rushby