What is the project about? (Introduction)
This project took place at Salusbury Infants school, in the London borough of Brent between January and July 1987.
It was produced by Geoffrey Cox (photographer), two teachers from the school,
Victoria de Rijke and Alison Wood, and the following children (aged 5-7
years):
Alice, Berian, Bilal, Chlorise, Colin, Daniel, Danielle, Edward, Hey
Sin, James, Joshua, Kausari, Kimberley, Manisha, Noah, Raymond, Ruth,
Sebastian, Shane, Solomon, Sonia, Stella, Steven, Taiyab, Tamika, Tariq,
Tom, William.
The exhibition takes the form of a research project that attempts to take an objective view (as far as is possible under specific circumstances) on the subject of children's toys, in direct contrast to the highly subjective piece of writing that makes up part of this introduction (link). Furthermore, the children are from a vastly diverse cultural and social background and in this way are not typical as an average example, and have all been educated under Brent Education Authority's policy of equal opportunities. It could therefore be assumed that the attitudes of these children are in the main more positive than a national average is likely to be.
All texts by Victoria de Rijke & Geoffrey Cox, London, 1987.
The exhibition was shown at Cockpit Gallery, London, 18 November - 15 December, 1987, and subsequently toured by them. It was a winner of a Fawcett Society Award for Gender Equality. Funding was provided by the Cockpit Gallery and Brent Education Authority.
