Humaments

This week GCH Library would like to highlight the brilliant book-themed work done by our Year 9 Art classes!

Taking inspiration from artist Tom Philipps, Year 9 have each created three of their own original pieces of work.

Known as 'Humaments', these artworks all feature the reworking of old book pages in order to find the student's own story within the pages of the text.

Philipps first began to explore this technique in 1966 when the artist challenged himself to find a second-hand book for a threepence and adapt every page in the book to create a completely new one altogether. 

Philipps completed his initial project in 1973 and has been developing and revising it ever since.

Thank you to the Art Department for sharing these with us and to the Y9 students who told the Library team all about their exciting projects!

Year 9's work can now be found on display in the LCA at St Andrew's Library.

Recommend your favourite books with a pinger!

Keep an eye out for the latest competition at GCH Library! Starting this week, we are asking for your book recommendations to share with other students. 

Simply write a short, concise review of around 2-3 lines about why you liked the book and hand it in to us at the Library desk. 

We will then review all entries every fortnight and choose the best entry - winners will receive a prize!

These reviews will be displayed with the books as a Pinger (a bit like a bookmark but more attention grabbing!).

                                                                                                                   Unsure how to start? Here's an example from the Library to give you an idea of how to write a Pinger.

Code Name Verity- Elizabeth Wein      

World War II. A young woman spy, arrested by the Gestapo and forced to write what she knows. Can she keep her integrity?

Please ask at the desk if you have any questions. We look forward to reading your reviews!