Year 9 Art Project, Issue based, KS3, Sean Hillen, collage, Ireland

1. FourIdeasforaNewTown#1,1982,
mixedmedia30x32cm
Hillen said:
“I photographed the figures in this black and white
scene in the Bogside in 1981. The boy on the
right is wearing a Celtic scarf with holes cut out
for his eyes. He's staring at me, because he
heard my accent, I think, and was unhappy
about what I was doing there”.
TASK: CREATE A COLLAGE OF A PLACE FROM YOUR
IMAGINATION
For example:
• Put two completely different types of place together.
• Create a dystopian world (‘Divergent’ and ‘Hunger Games’)
• Create a magical, fantasy world where anything is possible
• Re-imagine London in the future
TASK: CREATE A COLLAGE OF A PLACE FROM YOUR
IMAGINATION
For example:
• Put two completely different types of place together.
• Create a dystopian world (‘Divergent’ and ‘Hunger Games’)
• Create a magical, fantasy world where anything is possible
• Re-imagine London in the future
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5<
At least two images put
together to make a scene
with realistic space and a
sense of perspective.
Several images collaged
together to create
realistic space and
atmosphere. There is
clear purpose and the
composition makes
sense.
The collage is coherent
and all elements
combine to create a
meaningful image. Other
materials have been used
(paint etc) to blend the
separate parts.
Sean Hillen Response:
Hillen tackles ideas concerning Irish identity during the troubles, a time when the
British public were not being presented with a balanced perspective of what was
going on in Ireland. He addresses his concerns by relocating what was happening on
streets of Northern Ireland and relocating it to the streets of London.
No Photoshop is involved. The collages are all made by collection images from
magazines and cutting and gluing them down into compositions that express the
narrative Hillen is engaged with.