Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Participants will be exposed to a diverse range of topics, issues and practices within the developing field of art, science & technology - especially selected for and from a creative perspective. By the end of the course participants have an understanding of a wide range of current interests and the field in general - with which to reflect upon their own transdisciplinary research and practice.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 03.03.2021 - 07.04.2021
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Laura Beloff, Pia Euro, Helena Sederholm
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Laura Beloff, Helena Sederholm
Contact information for the course (valid 28.01.2021-21.12.2112):
Laura Beloff laura.beloff@aalto.fi
Helena Sederholm helena.sederholm@aalto.fi
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The course consists of lectures, provided readings and discussions.
The course is an in-depth lecture-series that is designed to run parallel and in addition to practice-based courses, especially focused on a range of topics and research inherent for the field crossing over art, science and technology. The lectures within the course introduce - relevant topics from the sciences, interests of practitioners in art & science & technology, as well as conceptual, philosophical and theoretical concerns related to these areas. The lecturers include external visitors and Aalto-based experts.
The list of lectures will be published later.
Applies in this implementation:
The course consists of following lectures:
3.3. Introduction by Laura & Helena. Lecture: Maria Manuela Lopes (PT) + discussion
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MariaManuela Lopes is a visual artist whose practice is transdisciplinary,
investigating relations of memory and identity informed by the
biological
sciences and medical research; her work appears in a varied format
within the visual arts resulting in multimedia installations, drawings
and performances and biological materials. Lopes
studied sculpture at FBA-UP and did an MA at Goldsmiths College in
London. She has a Doctorate in Fine Arts and New Media at the Universityof Brighton and UCA-Farnham in the UK.
She
has developed a Postdoctoral Art Research Project at the University of
Aveiro and Porto - i3S Institute of Research and Innovation in Health. She is currently a researcher at i3S as co-responsible for the Cultural Outreach Art/Science interface.
She
co-coordinates the European Project Hybrid Lab Network in partnership
with the University of Aalto (Finland) with the Alma Matter European
University (Slovenia) and with Waag (Netherlands), where creative
strategies are developed from the visual arts to envision novel methods
and tools to propel various areas of knowledge in higher education. Maria Manuela Lopes has curated several international exhibitions and her work has been shown nationally and internationally. Maria
Manuela Lopes is a Professor
of the Arts and Multimedia Department of ISCE Douro and is part of the
Direction board of the International Music Academy Aquilles Delle Vigne.
She is also co-founder and Deputy
Director of Portuguese artistic residency programs: Ectopia - Laboratory
of Artistic Experimentation and Cultivamos Cultura in the Natural Park
of São Luis, Odemira in Alentejo/Portugal.10.3. Lecture: Biofiction films and discussion by Biofaction / Markus Schmidt & Sandra Youssef (MA)
Biofaction is a research and science communication
company based in Vienna, Austria. Biofaction has
significant expertise in science communication, film production,
technology assessment and the study of ethical, legal and social issues
in a number of emerging sciences and technology (genetic engineering,
synthetic biology, converging technology).Dr. Markus Schmidt has an interdisciplinary background in biomedical
engineering, biology and technology assessment. He initiates and
executes a number of projects dealing with responsible research and
innovation in emerging science and technology areas, bringing together
various stakeholders from science, regulation, industry, civil society
and art. Sandra Youssef (MA) has a background in Anthropology, with a focus on
technology and new media. A veteran traveler, editor, and translator,
she has lived and worked in the USA, Canada, and Japan. Her research
interests include the interplays between individuals, sociocultural
groups and technological systems. At Biofaction she works on science
communication and the science-society intersection with public
engagement and participation formats.The latest edition of BIO·FICTION took place in September 2019, with a new theme: FUTUREBODY. We changed our focus for this edition and delved into neurotechnology and how it shapes the future of the human body, mind, intelligence and society.
We compiled a very exciting and rich program that included film
screenings, cross-disciplinary discussions, a brain-computer interface
demo and an awards ceremony for the winners of our short film
competition!17.3. Lecture: Petteri Nisunen (FI) + discussion
Tommi
Grönlund (b.1967) and Petteri Nisunen (b.1962) live and work in Helsinki. They
have been collaborating since 1993, and their work has been displayed in
numerous solo shows, biennales, group shows and art fairs around the world. In
2001 they curated Nordic Pavilion in 49th Venice Biennial. They had
a large retrospective exhibition in Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum in 2020.“Their
large-scale spatial interventions and public as well as gallery installations involve
a variety of materials and technologies, from the use of objects to light and
sound. Nisunen and Grönlund deal with space, be it physical, ethereal or sonic.
Works tend to change or reshape space and stimulate sensory perception through
direct intervention, often with complex technical installations. The artists
are not committed to one medium only, but are endlessly curious, capable of
moving between disciplines and changing approaches."Along their
collaborative art practice, which has continued over 25 years, Grönlund has
been running his label Sähkö Recordings and it´s various sublabels. Nisunen has
been working as a freelance architect/designer and in various teaching
positions, including professorship of contemporary art in Aalto University,
Department of Art, 2012-2017. He continued in Aalto University in 2019-2020 as
part time Executive in Residence, arranging a post-graduate program for
producers of public art in collaboration with University of Arts and University
of Lapland.https://vimeo.com/usergronlundnisunen
https://www.sahkorecordings.com/
24.3. Lecture: Minna Långström (FI) + discussion
Minna Långström is a media artist and film maker from Helsinki,http://www.minnalangstrom.net/
Finland. Her artistic work consists of participatory cinematic
installations, short films and documentaries with focus on social
perspectives on technologically mediated narratives and visual
technologies. Her films and artwork have been selected to numerous film
festivals and exhibited at galleries and museums such as Kiasma Museum
of Contemporary Art, Frankfurter Kunstverein, and Kunstfort at
Vijfhuizen in the Netherlands. Her latest film "The
Other Side of Mars" (56 min, 2019) brought her in contact with
geologists, astrobiologists and Nasa engineers involved with the current
Mars missions. Premiering at the DocPoint Documentary Film Festival
2019, the film looks at the role of images in these missions.
Långström was an assistant professor in Moving Image at the Academy of
Fine Art in Helsinki 2008-2012, where she also developed course concepts
critically connecting media art, science and technology. She has been
an artist in residency at FACT, Liverpool,
IASPIS, Stockholm and Space Studios for Art and Technology in London.
https://napafilms.fi/mars-kuvien-takaa-the-other-side-of-mars-2019/
https://www.facebook.com/othersideofmars31.3. Lecture: Paula Humberg (FI) + discussion
Paula
Humberg (b. 1983) is a Helsinki-based photographer and bioartist.
Humberg is interested in using methods and knowledge from biological
research as a part of her artistic practice. She has worked in
collaboration with scientists and is currently finishing her master's
degree in biology at the University of Eastern Finland. Humberg is a
member of board in the Finnish Bioart Society.7.4. Examination day - will be scheduled!
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
-Presence: 80% on the course.
- Master-level students: Short oral presentation that addresses students’ individual interests/research and their relation to 2-3 topics addressed during the lecture-series.
-Doctoral-level students: a 2-3 page text that critically addresses students’ individual research in relation to 1-2 topics addressed during the lecture-series.
Applies in this implementation:
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Presence: 80% on the course. (> one time absence)Master level students: Short oral presentation that addresses students’ individual
interests/research and their relation to 2-3 topics addressed during the
lecture-series and provided readings.Doctoral-level
students: 2-3 page text that critically addresses students’ individual
research in relation to 1-2 topics addressed during the lecture-series and
provided readings.
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Contact study 12h, independent work 123h
Applies in this implementation:
5 ects = 135 h
6 x evening lectures 2h weekly.
Readings provided by the course 10-15h weekly.
Work on the final presentation: writing, thinking, etc. 20-40h.
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Will be provided in syllabus
Applies in this implementation:
The readings will be provided during the course.
Zoom link will be provided for the registered participants.
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
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Registration for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Art Department major students who need the course for their degree are the first priority.
Applies in this implementation:
Course is same course as TAI-E1148
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
A PhD student will be employed to organize the course and also to support designing its content together with Sederholm and Beloff.
Applies in this implementation:
Course is same course as TAI-E1148
Details on the schedule
Applies in this implementation:
2020-2021 Spring IV
2021-2022 Spring IV