In conjunction with the opening of Chasing Light, our monthly Pictura Kids workshop encouraged our younger audiences to imagine themselves in Clarissa Bonet’s shoes as the photographer in a bustling city. Art Educator, Hilary Cannon Anderson, led children through the gallery pointing out windows, shadows, and people throughout the images. Following some discussion, we used Clarissa’s photographs as inspiration to build our own Lego city and used flashlights to experiment with the ways that light, shadow, and perspective can affect a scene. 

The results were playful, mini dramas complete with Minifigures frozen in mid-action, bold angles and mysterious shadows.