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We have now left our big final event behind us, the exhibition is over and the works have been destroyed. What remains are wonderful memories of a great time working together, being creative together and having a good exchange with each other.
Our project and its results were also very well received by the visitors to the exhibition. The hands-on activity – everyone first had to build an object out of cardboard in order to be allowed to visit the exhibition – was great fun for everyone after some initial hesitation. And it is hard to believe what creative objects were constructed: From miniature chairs, wondrous hats, flying objects to Spock ears – everything was there. Visitors were able to see for themselves what impressive things can be created with very simple materials. “You make something that’s actually pointless and people laugh at you,” says a delighted Rainer from Landsberg. And Simone from Untermeitingen finds it fascinating how delicate and even sculptural you can work with such robust cardboard. “The hands-on activity makes it easy to imagine how much fun the participants had with the project,” says Ulrike from Landsberg.
Hannah and Sebastian, from year 12 at the IKG, took part in the project with their school. “But seeing the end result now is something completely different,” they say – and are delighted. Cornelia and Bettina, teachers at the Montessori school in Kaufering, who also actively participated in the project with their pupils, are “thrilled and enriched”, as they say. They are particularly fascinated by the creativity and ideas that the pupils were able to contribute. But also the freedom they were given. “It’s good for the pupils to see: ‘Something really great is created here when you work freely and in depth on something’.”
Destroying them at the end of the event was sad for many visitors and participants, as a lot of work had gone into the works and they were so artistic and successful. Like 11-year-old Jonas from Landsberg, for example. He would have liked the works to be on display for at least another week. Nevertheless, he thought the destruction was “cool”. Overall, the principle and intention behind it was well understood. “I find it relieving and liberating,” says 23-year-old Leandra from Graben. “You’ve done something that’s beautiful. At the moment of the climax, at the moment when it looks the most beautiful, it is destroyed again. This uniqueness makes the project even more important. You could see something that you will never see again. Besides, as the saying goes? You shouldn’t carry too much old stuff around with you!”