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Democracy/Demokratie
Teaching Artist; Hambach Germany September 2018
Working with Matchbox and German director, Leonie Kubigsteltig, I co-led a workshop with young people to investigate the way artistic interventions might lead to conversations and questions about democracy. Throughout the week, the students (hailing from Macedonia, Albania, Brazil and Germany) explored what democracy meant to them and what questions they might like to ask other people. As part of the Hambach Festival, which honoured the 1832 gathering for democracy, the students tested their interventions out on the festival attendees.
Intervention 1- Dancing
The young people placed a number of questions on a board and invited guests to choose a question, place it on their forehead and have a dance. The questions could then be discussed while dancing.




Intervention 2- Interactive Signage
The students designed numerous signs for guests to contribute to and consider throughout the festival

What word do you think of when you think 'Democracy'?

"You look very nice today...get your picture taken here!"

Tired of talking about democracy...this is a good place to kiss someone.

Fill in democracy

Fill in Democracy

Fill in Democracy

Hambach Castle

KidsQuestions

Developing Signs

You look nice today

FreeHugs

Group Invterventions
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