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by Belinda O'Kane

On the 19th of September 2000, a group of enthusiastic participants of the '1st APEC Youth Skills Camp' set off on their six day trip to Korea. The group consisted of the seven 'Quick Hut 2000' winning team members along with their project leaders and mentors.

Given their brief, each individual projected his/her skills and energy into the focus of the team project: " to demonstrate cooperative and productive teamwork from aligned (and supposed unaligned) trades in design and construction".

 

The final sculpture (left)

 

The brief: To make innovative use of 'ordinary' building materials in creating a STRUCTURE for the given display space. To involve and include the skills of people belonging to DIFFERENT CULTURES, TOGETHER with the group's own process, at the same time. Team response: 'The structure begins as a pile of 'odd' materials that grow over the week to become something that 'wraps' around the team working area.

Materials, systems and cultures unite to make a 'multi-cultural' structure.'

   
Justin, Wes and Matt show teamwork in action
Team members and their roles:
Matthew Cadle HSC student
Belinda O'Kane Archiecture/Design
Justin Pfeiffer Metal worker
Shannon Shiele Children education
Jacob Slee Capenter
Anthony Speziale Electrician
Wesley Thomas Plumber

 
Wes tries his hand on some traditional wood carving (right)
- as seen on this Korean Temple (left)

photos by Glenn Costin and Alan Grasset

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