As part of the summer reception of the Salzgitter working group "AG gem. § 78 SGB VIII Kinder- und Jugendförderung", the exterior walls redesigned by young people as part of the "Tag time" workshop have now been presented.
Where previously the walls had only been adorned with individual pieces of unconnected graffiti, the entrance area, for example, now features a giant trout caught in tentacles - in keeping with the name of the youth culture workshop. The back is now also colorful.
The workshop "Tag Time - discover what's inside you!" took place in cooperation with the non-profit organization "The Bridge e.V.".
Local graffiti artist Christian Grams (who also teaches at the Braunschweig University of Art) was the instructor for this workshop.
The artist also presented the young people's spray works to the guests on the evening of the summer reception and explained how the graffiti was created. According to Grams, the young people had chosen the motifs together. Because the outside walls of the Forellenhof were each covered with only one selected motif, the young artists had to agree on what should ultimately be applied to the walls. The young people showed a lot of patience in the process. After all, they spent three hours per workshop day concentrating on their artwork. "That's not bad for a generation that is used to moving fast on social media channels," said the lecturer, praising the participants.
What is "tag time"?
"Tag time - discover what you're made of!" is a youth culture project in the hip-hop field run by Forellenhof that is geared towards the interests and needs of young people and directly addresses and implements the wishes of the target group.
"Tag Time" is intended to give young people, primarily in the Salzgitter-Lebenstedt catchment area and the surrounding area, the opportunity to acquire and improve graffiti spraying skills in a weekly workshop in order to be able to express themselves, their wishes and needs creatively.
Tag Time" was funded by the "Startklar in die Zukunft" program of the state of Lower Saxony and the Stiftung Braunschweigischer Kulturbesitz.