Art as Protest
Tate Britain
What is the SOCPA Law?
Investigate ideas of citizenship, democracy, laws and civil liberty
with artist Tracey Moberly and comedian/activist Mark Thomas.
Research, plan and stage an umbrella protest on issues which concern
individuals and the wider community. The process will be recorded via
audio, video, and photography.
Hidden text/Real words
The project aims give experience of research, creating art with
different mediums to interpret ideas using Tate Britain Collection,
exhibition, displays and archive as a source to look at art and their
life experiences from a different perspective.
The themes of the project will be radicalism, dissent and freedom
expression. Looking at how words, typography and contemporary art are
used as a form of conveying socially and politically engaged ideas.
The project aims to give the young people an opportunity to explore
and express their opinions and experiences through art. The young
people will gain confidence in research processes, practical creation
of work and understanding British Art in (and beyond) the Tate
Collection. They will engage in discussions and develop their own
visual language relevant to their social and cultural experiences.
Working with and researching contemporary artists will be central to
their development working processes and content of the work.
The project will explore research and focus on the role of hidden meaning, secret language, and symbolism adopted by artists to express their true thoughts about their social and political circumstance.