I think its really important that an understanding of the need to conserve and protect our planet is installed in the younger generation. Therefore I think placing these issues within a context that would appeal to children, could be a really effective way of using my practice to make a positive change in the world.
Communicating to a young audience, however, I think could be a struggle for me as character and narrative is not something that comes easily within my practice. On the other hand the simplistic and shape based nature of my work could lend itself well to producing work appropriate for children, and I do want to build more narrative and playful naivety within my practice.
A possible brief that I would consider is creating a series of editorial content to go into an issue of anorak magazine focusing on environmental issues.
I really like the fun tone of voice that anorak mag has, and how they aim to encourage creativity and play among young children (6+). I also think that the general aesthetic of anorak really suits the shape based quality of my work. This is very outside of my comfort zone to confront a brief like this, however I think that the challenge could be very rewarding to my practice. It would mean me adapting my work and the way I communicate my ideas to a completely new audience, as well as push me to give a more playful, fun and narrative based tone of voice to my work.
My only reservation is that I think the issues I want to express are maybe too sophisticated for children, and so I would maybe have to adapt my content for this project in order to make it appropriate for this context - which is not something I am sure I would like to do...
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