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Tiny Worlds, Big Art: Schoolkids Craft Dioramas
7 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Students created miniature scenes using tiny figures and everyday props.
- Award-winning photographer David Gilliver led a macro photography workshop.
- The project transformed items like Irn-Bru cans into art scenes.
Award-winning Scottish photographer David Gilliver recently partnered with students at Gordonstoun school to explore the art of macro photography. Over two days, pupils aged 14 to 18 engaged in a hands-on workshop, using miniature figures and everyday items to craft detailed dioramas.
The project saw creative transformations of ordinary objects, with an Irn-Bru can serving as a basketball hoop and canoeists navigating a fizzy drink river. Students also depicted figures climbing cheese graters and playing golf on tennis balls, demonstrating inventive use of scale and perspective.
Gilliver, a past winner of the British Photography Awards, emphasized the importance of embracing a childlike mindset for this photographic style. He shared how his own work often blends personal interests with surreal imagination, creating playful yet potentially thematic pieces.
