Pangaea II: New art from Africa and Latin America
Primary School Activity Trail
KS2
What does Pangaea mean?
Millions of years ago (even before dinosaurs) all the land was joined on Earth.
This was called “Pangaea”, and the sea was called “Panthalassa.”
PANTHALASSA
PANGAEA
Gradually the land broke up to be the continents we know today.
Can you fill in the missing letters of these continents?
Eur_p_
A_rica
South A_eri_a
There are 18 artists in this show. They are all African or Latin American and
their work shows different cultures, landscapes and people.
Now let’s start the fun in the galleries...
Gallery 1
Jean-François Boclé, “Everything Must Go”
This LARGE installation is made out
of blue plastic bags.
Where do you think you would find
these bags?
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The artist is often working with a large number of small things, to make one
BIG thing! He uses objects that he finds in everyday life.
How many bags do you think there are in the artwork? Circle your answer:
576
4,000
13,000
97,000
Does this piece remind you of anything? The artist put all of the bags together
in this way to look like the sea. He has also made a man out of bananas!
If you had to use an
everyday object to make
something much bigger,
what would it be? Draw it
in the box on the next page!
Ask a gallery staff
member to tell you
how many bags
there are and see
if you were right!
Gallery 2
How many different colours can you see in this room?
Find your favourite painting in this room by Federico Herrero.
Look closely- can you see any faces in the painting?
These paintings show bird’s eye views (or aerial views) of towns in Costa Rica.
This piece is called ‘Barca’ which means boat in Spanish. Can you spot anything
that reminds you of a boat?
Gallery 3
Diego Mendoza Imbachi creates
HUGE drawings of trees. His work is
inspired by nature and landscapes.
He draws the environment that is
local to him (like farms and
gardens) and mixes this with manmade electrical structures.
Why do you think he might do
this?
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Try combining these man-made objects with drawings of natural things, just
like Diego Mendoza Imbachi.
Gallery 4
All the works in this gallery are by Ephrem Solomon. He uses mixed media to
create his images.
What techniques has he used? Tick the boxes:
□ collage □ painting □ sculpture □ photography □ wood-cut
The artist draws figures but also ordinary objects. The objects he chooses are
repeated in a lot of his pieces.
Which objects can you find?
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Find the piece below. It is titled “The Two Sorrow Faces.” Try to fill in the
speech bubbles of the characters. What do you think they would say?
Gallery 12
Take a look at the sculptures made by Alexandre de Cunha.
Stand far away from them, what do they look like?
Now move closer to them and have a look inside. What do they look like
now?
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The artist is very interested in the texture of
objects. Imagine how they might feel. (But
remember not to touch!) Try to match the
textures below with the correct adjectives by
drawing lines.
BUMPY
STICKY
SOFT
PRICKLY
Gallery 11
Can you spot the works by the artist Aboudia?
He uses paint and crayons to create bright, expressive
characters. They show his dreams. They are thought
to be paintings of children. Aboudia enlarges the
features of the face: they have wide eyes and big
teeth.
How do you think these children might be feeling?
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Draw a portrait of your friend in the same style as Aboudia.
Which features can you make bigger? How is your friend feeling?