Visual Criticism and Contemporary Art Photography (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to recognize different professional practices in the field of contemporary photography.
Student is able to discuss and analyze contemporary photography and acknowledge basic photographic terms in English. Students are able to create photographic work in the context of contemporary art. Student is able to produce high quality prints. Student is able to collaborate in an international student team.

Content (course unit)

During the course students create photographic work. The course includes lectures in semantics and technique, group discussions and critiques. The students learn professional practices in the field of photography.

Prerequisites (course unit)

Basics of the subject.

Learning materials

Suonpää, Juha (2011) Valokuva on IN
Suonpää, Juha (2010) Holy Melancholy
Suonpää, Juha (2007) Sacred Places
Bright, Susan (2005) Art Photography Now
Cotton, Charlotte (2004) The Photograph as Contemporary Art
Campany, David (2003) Art and Photography.

Completion alternatives

Portfolio or printed publication including text made by student.

Further information

Visual Criticism and Contemporary Art Photography course is part of Photography Minor. In the minor there will be co-operation with Backlight Photo Festival. International Co-Creation Workshop in Berlin, University of Applied Sciences Europe (UE) is an optional part of the minor. Workshop in Berlin will be in the week 46.

The minor forms completeness with shared target. There are no overlapping between it´s separate courses.

Other courses in the minor are: Digital Image, Studio Practice, Photo Project 1 and 2. Plus these there are two optional courses you could (should) take part: International Art Collaporation and Advanced Applied Fine Art. In this last mentioned course you learn basics on 360/VR shooting.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student has a lot of absences and activity participating lectures, excercises or assignments is weak.
Student has not faliliarized him/her self into the subject of the course and is not able to apply his/her knowledge to practical work.

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student is able to master the subject matter acceptable way.
Student has a lot of abcenses and general activity is low.
Reached competencies are tentative and student has difficulties to apply his/her knowledge to practical work.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student is able to master the subject matter well.
Student has some absences but general activity good.
Reached competencies are in good level and student is able to apply his/her knowledge to practical work.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Activity in full filling the teaching tasks excellent and student is able to master the subject matter well.
Reached competencies are in outstanding level and student is able to apply his/her knowledge to practical work and can innovate both new approaches and their applications in cultural field.