Course content

The workshop related course combines a technical with a conceptual approach, and base artistic reflection in relation to material and spatial qualities. The students will be introduced to selected material techniques within the field of three dimensional practice and learn to experiment within technical and conceptual boundaries. Material and spatial practices are defined by a complex network of societal, technological, financial and existential parameters. This is reflected in the course through contextualising the technical approach with methodological experiments, text, artworks and relevant theory. The aim is to develop practical and analytical methods with which the students can articulate artistic practice.

Learning outcome

• the student has practical and theoretical knowledge about material and spatial practice.
• the student has technical skills in three dimensional media.
• the student has knowledge about installation and object based art and its potential in the context of art and society.
• the student is familiar with artistic practice that combine artistic reflection, materials and technical skills.
• the student can analyse how different contexts and discourses influence their work.

Learning methods and activities

Technical workshop exercises, group discussions and experiments in individual and collaborative work around producing physical objects and installations. The students will develop individual or group projects based on the experiences and reflections from reading curriculum, writing assignment, group feedback and critiques in addition and in relation to the technical skills. Through material practice, reflection and language the students come to inhabit the individual spaces of practice. Teaching activities will be adapted according to the number of registered students and adapted to the students' different abilities. If there are more than 20 students, students are divided into groups.

Spesielle vilkår

This course takes place primarily in the workshop with a collective work emphasis and has strict attendance requirements.

The course will be cancelled in case of not enough students have signed up.

Approved compulsory assignments are valid in the current semester.

This course is offered to incoming exchange students and will be taught in English if necessary.

Compulsory assignments

• Participation in course activities
• Practical assignment
• Presentation

Specific conditions