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Pinhole therapy

2022-3-PL01-KA152-YOU-0000987332022Mobility of young peoplefinalized
Countries: PL|IT|ES · Grant: €26,319
Quality and innovation of youth workPhysical and mental health, well-beingYouth employability

Objectives

The applicant carried out a pinhole photography workshop titled: „Pinhole therapy” because a group of 27 young people from PL, IT and ES aged 14-21 was interested in photographic issues. Young people are photography enthusiasts, amateurs, having participated in regional competitions and exhibitions. They associate their future with the work of a photographer or related professions like a photojournalist, graphic artist or an image operator. They associate their professional careers with the media, advertising and publishing agencies, companies from the e-commerce industry and institutions dealing with the digitization of analogue materials. Pinhole photography was to extend their skills to artistic photography and straighten competences in pinhole photography on local labour market. Young people who are going to run their own service activities, working in industries or institutions that use photography in their activities, e.g. in editorial offices, television, advertising agencies, police, libraries, museums, scientific and technical institutions and archives had a chance thanks to Erasmus+ Programme expand their skills to build their own camera obscura and learn techniques of pinhole photography enriching their professional competences. In addition they used photography during the workshop as therapy for the young and shy ones, especially from Poland, Those that are usually reserved had a chance, by means of creative artistic activities, overcome their interpersonal barriers. The main goal of the project was: raising the level photographic skills of 27 young people (from PL, IT and ES) during youth exchange in the city of Łódź and organize a photo exhibition and present their own works by means of a handmade pinhole camera. Detailed goals of the project:; equipping young people with professional competences in the field of pinhole photography, raising key professional competences and skills for young people, including those with lower chances; increasing opportunities for professional development. and future career development; improving language knowledge in the field of photography; using the photography to improve quality of life, dealing with shyness, anxiety, depression and the lack of self-esteem, raising self-confidence, self-awareness and coherence, shaping friendly approach to own features and emotions; strenghtening internal balance and power leading to better relation with others. The photography workshops were carried out by means of creative activities directed to teamwork and field activities. They helped the youth to inegrate by art, show their weaknesses and barriers coming from shyness. The pinhole workshop gave also access to innovative techniques, disseminating own activities and results. Through the idea of the workshops, we used human potentials (e.g. creative ones) more effectively and provided permanent access to information, advice, ideas in the field of workshop topics. By organizing workshops for the international group, we also supported the intercultural environment and promoted intercultural dialogue. Thanks to the workshop, the needs of young people initiating this project were solved: theoretical knowledge increase. and practical in the field of photography, new professional competences in the field of pinhole photography, knowledge of other European cultures, participation in the workshop with a high degree of creativity and innovation, dealing with own emotions, reaching internal powers, shaping one's self, discovering potentials, building the entrepreneurial attitude and European identity, conducting intercultural dialogue aimed at creating an extensive network of contacts in long-term with people with similar passions and improving language skills. By carrying out the project's objectives of the Erasmus + during activities, we increased the level of education, straightened Eurpopean dimention in education by developing international cooperationamong European organizations. Thus our project supported intercultural dialogue among Poland, Italy and Spain. It also propagated informal education and European identity. During the language-cultural workshops the youth straightened European values, overcame prejudices and stereotypes against disabilities or cultural diversity.

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