AFTER
Thank you for visiting!
Here you'll find a follow-up activity that the school uses to bring together the students' experiences from their visit to Deep Forest Art Land.
Building on their encounter with Jes Brinch’s work *HATE*, the students continue to explore emotions, language, and reflection. Through video, conversation, and individual reflections, they examine what hate can tell us about what we value, what we react to, and what we would like to understand better.
The process moves from recalling the experience in the forest to reflection, dialogue, and the collective formulation of key points in the classroom.
About the Program
Grade Levels: 6th–9th grade
Duration: 1–2 lessons
Location: In the classroom
Materials
- Reflection Sheet (download here)
- Paper, cardboard, or a digital presentation to highlight key points.
Course Structure
The students first reflect on their encounter with HATE in the forest.
Next, they will watch the two videos in which Jes Brinch asks questions and talks about the work.
Along the way, they talk in pairs, work individually, and review the material as a class.
The course concludes with the students summarizing their insights into key takeaways.
More about the work and the process
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"HATE" is written in large letters in the middle of the forest.
It might seem intense or blunt.
Maybe even a little uncomfortable.The work does not invite a single, specific interpretation—but rather encourages viewers to reflect and form their own opinions.
How does that word affect you?
What does it trigger in you? -
Jes Brinch (b. 1966) is a visual artist who lives and works in Copenhagen.
He works with painting, sculpture, installation, light, and sound—often in works that stir thoughts and emotions in those who encounter them.
His art has been exhibited at museums and galleries in Denmark and around the world.
For Jes, art is a way of communicating—not to provide answers, but to raise questions.
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In this course, students explore their own experiences and reactions.
They put into words what they have seen and felt, and explore what emotions—even the difficult ones—can tell us.
Through conversation and writing, they have the opportunity to reflect further, listen to one another, and articulate their own questions, thoughts, and insights.
There is room for wonder, disagreement, and reflection.
Back to the work
Start with a question:
- What do you remember from your meeting with HATE?
Talk in pairs about:
- what you noticed
- what it was like to be there
Collect the cards from the class.
Video – Reflection Questions
Watch the video in which Jes Brinch, the artist behind HATE, explores questions about emotions, hatred, and values.
Then talk in pairs:
- Which question caught your attention?
- What sparked that in you?
Personal Reflection
The students are working on the reflection sheet.
They write their own answers and have time to think at their own pace.
The most important thing is not to find the right answer, but to express a personal thought or question.
Video – Jes Talks About HATE
Watch the video in which Jes talks about the artwork and why HATE is in the forest.
Next, talk briefly in pairs:
- Do you agree or disagree with any of what Jes says?
- What new ideas did that give you?
Joint Dialogue
Clean up the classroom.
Choose 2–3 questions and explore them in depth:
- What is a feeling?
- What are we protecting when we hate?
- Can hate be creative?
Common Points
The students work in groups and summarize their main points.
They formulate 3–5 statements, questions, or insights:
- something they've learned more about
- something they wonder about
- something they'd like to share with others
Compile the key points on a poster or in a digital presentation.
Post the key points in the classroom and let them stay up for a while.
Maybe new questions will come up.
You are also very welcome to share the students' artwork with Deep Forest Art Land by sending photos to:
info@deepforestartland.dk
The students' reflections are an important part of our ongoing work and development.
Thanks for this time
We appreciate your enthusiasm and hope you'll want to visit us again at Deep Forest Art Land.