The document describes an art therapy project at Albertslund Ungecenter in Denmark from 2014. Students began with a guided tour of a local sculpture park and were inspired to create their own sculptures. They worked with soapstone to carve sculptures, and spent hours focusing intently on their creations. The project aimed to engage students through sensory experiences with art, as many had conditions like ADHD or anxiety.
1. Art Therapy
Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
2. Sculptures and
poetry
A Sculpture bank in our town is the
inspiration for this project. We
began with a guided tour in the
exhibition.
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
3. A cute pair of
ponies
The girl in yellow is a very good
horse rider and is of course
fascinated with this sculpture
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
4. My inner Swine
Species: Animal with the lowest
instinct.
Place: In you and me i.e. in every
individual of Homo Sapiens
Growth: It grows when people are
exposed to violence, degrading and
disrespectful treatment
Behaviour: Attacks peoples ethical
values, and lets racism, Xenophobia
and intolerance take over.
Spread: Can completely take over in
the individual person, in social groups
and in extreme cases entire peoples.
DO NOT FEED!
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
5. The inner swine
(Sweinhund)
The students are very observant
and listen carefully…
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
6. Walk and talk
They are filled with questions and
curiosity .
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
7. So many
different
sculptures and
different
materials.
To see more sculptures check the
website:
http://www.skulpturbank.dk/side1
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
8. Back in the workshop…
We begin our own work
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
9. The boys are
very busy…
They work on soapstone which feels
very much like any stone but is
softer and easy to cut, sand and drill
holes into
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
10. We talk about
finding the
sculpture inside
the stone
What does it look like? Remove all
the extra material.
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
11. Some of the
boys work for
hours without
even noticing…
This boy made one little sculpture
after the other. After doing no. 3 we
agreed that he will do more work on
the fourth.
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
12. It’s a bird… he
says!
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
13. Sculptures are
very good for
the more
energetic and
tactile students
Some of our students have ADHD,
ADD, some have learning
difficulties and other suffer from
Anxiety or other psychological
difficulties.
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
14. The students
experience
sculptures in
many forms and
shapes
So they use their senses and when
we include poetry in the lessons,
they suddenly connect these
sensations in a new way
Art Therapy Project - Albertslund Ungecenter - Denmark - 2014
