Course detail

Installation as a Medium of Creative Practice

FaVU-4IMCPAcad. year: 2024/2025

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.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

MgA. Marie Štindlová

Department

Painting Studio 1 (AM1)

Entry knowledge

None.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Credit will be awarded on the basis of participation in classes and field trips and upon completion of gallery practice and upon submission of a conceptual exhibition project with emphasis on an installation plan.
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

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the possibilities of the medium of installation through a hands-on, creative experience and to integrate this experience into their own creative practice.
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

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Alex COLES & Alexia DEFERT ed., The Anxiety of Interdisciplinarity, Adfo Books, 1998. (EN)
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

  • Programme FAAD Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
    1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme ZST-BX Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme ZST-NX Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Creative seminar

15 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Marie Štindlová

Syllabus

- introduction to installation
- working with space
- working with atmosphere
- site specificity
- professional practice in a gallery
- field trips

Practical class

15 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Marie Štindlová

Field trip

10 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Marie Štindlová