Space and Urban Space (10cr)
Course unit code: Y-A1
General information
- Credits
- 10 cr
Objectives
The students expand their knowledge on the concepts of private and public spaces within the context of art and the role of the artist in relation to the environment. The students learn to observe their surroundings and to approach making art from an experiential point of view.
Content
The students examine city space and a human as a part of it and learn about environmental psychology from the inner and outer viewpoint of the body. During the course the students implement works examining time and space.
Further information
Literature: Pekka Passinmäki: Kaupunki ja ihmisen kodittomuus, Arkkitehtuurin unohtunut ethos Educational methods: self study/distance learning, assignments, practical work, diary (learning diary, project diary, work diary), collective learning, laboratory work/workshop and seminar. Language of instruction: Finnish Contact person: Fanni Niemi-Junkola, ympäristötaiteen lehtori.