Abigail Horn Inclusive Arts

I Did It!

First shown at Modern Art Oxford as part of a group show at the Tiny Ideas Festival 2023 and then at Now Play This at Somerset House in 2024, I Did It! Is an interactive installation for children under 6 and their families. Come and visit a room filled with light and shadow, where you can stack and arrange boxes to create whatever you want. See your own image projected onto the boxes as you play, building worlds around yourself.

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I Did It! Artist Statement

I Did It ! is an interactive installation for children under seven and their families. Come and visit a room filled with light and shadow, where you can stack and arrange boxes to create whatever you want. See your own image projected onto the boxes as you play, building worlds around yourself.

In early childhood, play and learning are inseparable. However, as adults seek to quantify early learning, they often try and re-shape qualities like curiosity, exploration, and wonder so that they can fit them into data shaped boxes. I Did It! is an installation that situates children as powerful creators, inviting them to be active agents as opposed to passive participants. Children can build and shape the gallery space around them, playfully creating their own data as they use boxes to represent their thoughts and ideas.  The camera and projector invite children to observe their own image whilst playing, offering opportunities for dialogue and reflection.