Course detail
Installation as a Medium of Creative Practice
FaVU-4IMCPAcad. year: 2023/2024
The topic of installation is approached from different angles in this course. The focus will be on the development of independent creative practice of the students. Through an internship in one of the partner galleries, the students will learn about the technical aspects, possibilities and limits of exhibiting. The course will include at least two field trips to relevant exhibitions (Vienna, Ostrava, Prague...). Significant space will be devoted to discussions on related topics such as working with space, working with light, handling pre-existing artefacts in an installation, site-specific installations, the use of technology in an installation, etc.
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Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
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Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Teaching takes place both in FFA BUT classrooms and in the "field". Participation in seminars (80%) and field trips is compulsory. Students should participate in the installation of at least one exhibition during the semester as part of their gallery experience.
Aims
Students will learn how to use installation strategies in their creative practice, as well as practically participate in the installation of their own exhibitions. With experience gained in the course, they will be able to communicate their plans and requirements clearly to the gallery and be aware of the technical possibilities and limitations of exhibition making.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Claire BISHOP, Installation Art, TATE PUBLISHING, 2018. (EN)
Erika SUDERBURG ed., Space, Site, Intervention: Situating Installation Art, University Of Minnesota Press, 2003. (EN)
Gaston BACHELARD, The Poetics of Space, Penguin Classics, 2014. (EN)
Ilya KABAKOV, On The “Total” Installation - Uber Die “Totale” Installation [Multi-lingual: English, German, and Russian], Cantz Verlag, 1995. (EN)
John DEWEY, Art as Experience, Perigee Books, U.S., 2021. (EN)
Martha ROSENTHAL, Understanding Installation Art: From Duchamp to Holzer, Prestel Publishing, 2021. (EN)
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Creative seminar
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- working with space
- working with atmosphere
- site specificity
- professional practice in a gallery
- field trips