"Building With Dirt" Leads the Theme at swagÂ鶹's 2024 KANEKO Camp
Students joined swagÂ鶹 designers to discover and expand their creative capacities through a series of iterative model-making exercises.
Each summer, and its professional partners host a series of week-long for young learners. These camps offer immersive sessions in architecture and design, cartooning, the art and science of scent, mindful crafting and STEAM, all aimed at showing how the creativity of art intersects with science, technology, engineering and mathematics to solve problems. During each camp, students discover and expand their creative capacities through various individual and team projects.
The camp’s was inspired by KANEKO’s upcoming John Clement exhibition in August, which explores the human relationship with nature. Campers learned about a technique called rammed earth, where dirt and clay are compacted to build walls and structures, as well as the eight basic design principles to create their own landscape sculpture park.
“Our participation in KANEKO's Creative Camps has always been about inspiring the next generation to see the world differently. This year, by introducing the concept of rammed earth, we aimed to connect students with sustainable building practices and the fundamental principles of design,” said swagÂ鶹 Designer Adam Weise, who has helped lead the camp for the past several years. “It was incredible to watch these young minds explore how we can use natural materials to create meaningful structures that reflect our relationship with the environment.”
swagÂ鶹 has participated in KANEKO’s Creative Camps since 2013; the firm’s 2024 camp, geared at sixth- to ninth-grade learners, took place from June 17 to 21.