︎︎︎ PLANET
X, Y, Z
Workshop & exhibition with pupils from the class 1M (age 6-10) from the Otto-Glöckel primary school St. Pölten as part of Tangente St. Pölten 2024
Client: Tangente St. Pölten
Supervising teacher: Beate Klement-Dempsey
Curator: Muhammet Ali Bas
Concept, Workshop, Art Direction, 3D-Scan & 3D:
NO WORRIES JUST SHAPES
2024
PLANET X, Y, Z
"One cannot foresee the future, but one can lay the foundation for something future – because the future can be built." – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
In The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's protagonist visits a variety of planets, each reflecting different aspects of human life. Inspired by this idea, we collaborated with pupils from the multi-grade class 1M (age 6-10) from the Otto-Glöckel primary school St. Pölten to envision and create a colorful, diverse solar system – one that explores how we might shape our future coexistence on Earth.
Over four workshop sessions in spring 2024, we guided the pupils through key questions:
What does your perfect planet look like? What would you bring from Earth, and what would you reinvent? How do you want to be perceived on this planet?
Using a mix of sustainable and recyclable crafting materials, small teams of three or four kids conceptualized, built, and painted their own planets, spaceships and even a spacesuit.
Additionally, we introduced them to the world of 3D animation, demonstrating the process from initial sketches to modeling and final rendering.
In the last two workshop sessions we expanded the discussion:
How can we create connections between these individual planets and their inhabitants? What might these bridges look like?
Unlike The Little Prince, where each planet remains isolated, our project aimed to establish visual and conceptual links between them. Through collective sketches and artistic discussions, we designed a cohesive solar system. Students also developed narratives for their planets, further strengthening the interconnections, which were later compiled into a poster.
Following the workshops, we digitally translated the physical models into 3D and animated them into a unified solar system. The final works were exhibited at the Climate Conference of Solektiv & Tangente St. Pölten 2024, where the kids presented their creations alongside the completed animation.
The well-known environmental slogan "There is no Planet B" served as an underlying theme for Planet X, Y, Z. This project provided pupils with a platform to critically and creatively engage with both the ecological and social impacts of climate change, imagining hopeful and harmonious ways of living together in the future.
︎︎︎Tangente St. Pölten
