In 2024, the Fieldgen private school began organising this project, which depicts social stereotypes through art, covering themes such as social media and gender. The final result has now been put on display.
After 125 years as an all-girls school, the Fieldgen opened its doors to boys at the start of the 2017/18 school year. This gave rise to the idea of an art project that would, among other things, depict gender stereotypes.
Over the past two years, this project was organised in collaboration with artists from the NGO ‘D’Frënn vun der 9ter Konscht’ (‘friends of the 9th art’).
Over the past two years, the project was organised in collaboration with artists from the association ‘D’Frënn vun der 9ter Konscht’. According to Fieldgen teacher Natascha Becker, who helped coordinate the campaign, students were given significant creative freedom throughout the process.
They were encouraged to interpret the themes in their own way, incorporate their personal ideas, and express either critical or positive viewpoints. In designing their work, they could freely choose colors, add characters, and include their own texts – even if the wording might differ from how teachers themselves would have formulated it. The goal, Becker explained, was to give students full openness in how they expressed their perspectives.
It is important to raise awareness among children, particularly teenagers, about certain stereotypes and how to approach them.
