Mask and puppet making with Heri Dono

The last two weeks of November, South Kids with renowned Indonesian artist, Heri Dono collaborated together at ArtPlay.  The South Kids workshopped alongside  Heri,  he also talks about his paintings and sculptures,  and the stories associated with them. Heri creates  modern day mythological characters,in particular angels and superheros,  who are the messengers and communicators   of peoples   dreams and aspirations. The children were able to share and learn from  Heri's extensive  expertise with mask and puppet  making including performance work  which resulted with their own designing and directorship by the end of the workshop. The masks and puppets were an effective medium for children to express their concerns for world issues which included environmental, social and personal concerns. Issues such as forest and waterway devastation, poverty, weather changes and war were some of the topics they chose to comment on.  Schools included students from Pembroke Primary, Abbotsford Primary and Briar Hill Primary.  Heri also worked on two public workshops held on the weekend at ArtPlay.