Human Object with Vanessa

Student Activities

May 27

Written By Vanessa, Workshop Coordinator

THE HUMAN OBJECT PROJECT

An inanimate object is one that has no life. Let’s visualize an object and humanize it by giving it a personality and character. Through empathy we will establish a strong personal identification and project emotions and feelings onto this inanimate object.

Let’s start to think about inanimate objects around your house. An inanimate object is one that has no life. Essentially a non living thing. (Like a toothbrush or a baseball).

LET’S START!

Now, choose one object. Visualize this object and humanize it by giving it a personality and character. Through empathy we establish a strong personal identification. In other words, we project emotions and feelings onto this inanimate object.

INSTRUCTIONS!

EXAMPLE!

My Soda Can’s personality is a little judgmental and sassy. She’s opinionated and says it how it is! What’s your inanimate object’s personality like? Can’t wait to find out.

Vanessa, Workshop Coordinator

Vanessa Ramirez is a bilingual and bicultural teaching artist, social change activist, and special education advocate from Guatemala who is skilled in working with culturally diverse populations. She received her BA in Theatre Education with a Teaching License from UNC, Colorado. In the last 10 years, Vanessa has created and written inclusive curriculum, lead professional development workshops, integrated the arts in everyday curriculum with children with special needs through Everyday Arts for Special Education, implemented theatre for the oppressed workshops stateside and in Guatemala, developed bilingual programs for ELL, and taught theatre in Italy, Mexico and various in school and after school programs in NYC and Los Angeles. Her combined experience in both NYC and Los Angeles include Urban Arts Partnership, Manhattan New Music Project, The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company, SmartARTS, ENACT, Lingue Senza Frontiere, Abrons Arts Center, Habla: The Center for Language and Culture, and Los Patojos. Vanessa is a true third culture child with a determination to transform lives through education, locally and abroad.