CREATIVE KIDS TOP CANVAS [Report] “Creating Collage Art with a Smartphone Microscope!”

CANVAS

2021.08.23
[Report] “Creating Collage Art with a Smartphone Microscope!”

From a CANVAS Facebook post

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We held a STEAM workshop for preschoolers and younger in collaboration with Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore!

On June 26, near the beautiful Hitachi Station—which offers a view of the ocean (a building designed with the supervision of Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA)—we held a “Create Collage Art with a Smartphone Microscope!” event in collaboration with Maruzen Hitachi.

Using the μHandy smartphone microscope—developed in Taiwan—I observed and photographed a tiny, invisible world, then created collage art using the “Collage Paint” app!

Even those sparkly origami creations everyone has seen—what would they look like if magnified 60 times…?

"Wow—what on earth is this?!"—it was one surprise after another.

Even when looking at the same thing, the world seen with the naked eye and the world seen through a microscope are completely different.

Through the use of tissue paper and yarn—each transformed by the imagination of the creator—they were turned into something completely different.

Even when you take a closer look at things you take for granted, you might make a new discovery.

If I make a new discovery, I might be able to create something new.

I'm looking forward to seeing you again at Hitachi!

■Tools Used

Collage Paint

uHandy Smartphone Microscope


　

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”