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On Monday, October 16th the children were introduced to the project. They told us something about themselves and their expectations. Here you will find a random selection of their responses. Later, this page will be expanded to include new material arising from the workshops.
 
 
The children were asked a range of questions about themselves and their background. We asked them about lots of different topics ranging from what they think of computers, through to places they have travelled to. Here you can see a constantly changing selection of some of their responses.
Self-portrait

Sia
Background
I come from London England and my Dad comes from Manchester, England.My mum comes from London England.We are all catholic.
Nicky
Personal
I am a girl. I am eight years old.
Kemi
Travelling
I have travelled to six countries. My favourite was Florida because it was very hot.
Hannah

The children were asked lots of different questions about what they thought of art. We asked them about their idea of who artists are, and what they thought art could be. You will be able to see a selection of some of their responses after they visit Tate Modern soon.

People make art because thats their hobby and once they've done one they keep on doing it and doing it and they try make some beautiful art to go in a beautiful gallery.
Hannah

Some artist make art either at home or out and aboutplaces or if they really like something and they know that they can't take as a souvener they just draw it to remind them.But some people paint or draw for the fun of it like Christo he went around covering things with fabric. Ques.:If you was to go around like Christo and cover things, what would you cover and why?
Georgina

Yes people make art today because if you go to a gallery you see many artists names on the wall with no date of death.
Feola
 
The children were asked about what they thought of Tate Modern. We asked them about their expectations of the museum itself, and about the kind of people they might find when they get here. Here you can see a constantly changing selection of some of their responses.
People
So many people. Never sure who I'll meet. Thats why I keep going back, all the time...
Artist Paul
People
At the Tate Modern I will meet helpers,artists and people that show you around.
Leila
Tate Modern
When I visit Tate Modern I expect to find beautiful pictures like;pantings sculptures,collages and mosaics.
Georgina

Very soon the children are going to start making their own artworks! You will be able to look at what they make soon.

Feola
Collage
A collage is something that is made out of lots of different materials.
Zakirin
Collage
yes, a collage is an artwork that uses different kinds of materials, like cotton reels, leaves,paper,cards.
Lamala

By collecting data streams on my travels, in the form of interviews, digitized images, sounds, and by collecting the simplist pixels and rearranging their order and their sequence. So, yes, different types of art; I don't think I have a predominant theme or issue, but I have a range of interests that come and go, in and out of focus: stuff that disappears out of my mind and then reappears, with no regularity. I like that. Its the one thing that seems genuinely without representation.
Artist Paul