Created by young people during their work experience week at The Makery @ TAAG
Drift grew out of a week of making, experimenting and learning together at The Makery @ TAAG as part of TRAIL20.
Working with reclaimed and recycled materials, the young people were involved in the creative process from ideas and problem-solving through to the practical making of a large-scale sculpture. Rather than following a set outcome, they were encouraged to experiment, develop their own ideas, learn new skills and discover what could be achieved with materials that might otherwise have been discarded.
The work experience week offered much more than an opportunity to make a sculpture. It gave the young people a chance to experience a working community arts environment, build confidence, work collaboratively, make decisions, solve practical problems and see their contribution become part of a real public art exhibition.
For some, it was also an opportunity to explore creativity outside the expectations of a classroom — discovering that there are many different roles, skills and pathways within art, making and community creative practice.
The finished Drift sculpture represents that process: individual ideas and discarded materials brought together, changed through making, and given a new place and purpose.
TRAIL is not only about what we create from waste, but what can be created through the opportunity to take part.