LEARNING OUTCOMES
You will become aware how multisensory experience fosters artistic thinking. You will also gain experience of making multisensory art (8 cr version). Your insight into contemporary art as well as understanding of philosophical and scientific thinking of sensory experience will be broadened.
Credits: 8
Schedule: 10.01.2022 - 16.03.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Antti-Ville Reinikainen, Sakari Tervo
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures on art and the senses and an experimental workshop that concludes with a multisensory exhibition or performance (8 cr). Sensory experiences are discussed through interdisciplinary perspectives. The workshop studies interaction of senses through artistic experiments. The subjects may vary from one course to the next.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures, workshop, independent work, exhibition / performance. Assessment is attendance and activity, final exhibition or performance and a short text based on lecture notes and learning diary (8 cr total). It is also possible to take the lecture element of the course only (4 cr), in which case completion of the course is evaluated according to an essay (2000 3000 words) based on lecture notes, and possible reading material.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course can be completed as 4 credits or 8 credits:
4 credit version:
Lectures: 16 h
Independent work, incl. essay 92 h8 credit version:
Lectures: 16 h
Independent work, incl. short text 120 h
Workshop and exhibition: 80 h
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Study material connected to the lectures will be made available through MyCourses.
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
5 Gender Equality
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Minimum amount of participants is 8 students.
Teaching Period:
(2020, 2021) - No teaching
2021-2022 Spring III-IV
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ARTS-E0700
Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts
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Attendance obligatory at initial meeting of the course. Two places are reserved for exchange students.
Minimum amount of participants is 8 students.
The order of priority for admitting students:
1. Exchange students in Aalto ARTS, 2 places (applies to courses taught in English)
2. Minor students (applies to compulsory courses in the minor)
3. Degree students in Aalto ARTS
4. Students from other schools in Aalto University and students who have applied for the course through different student mobility schemes (flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.)
5. Other students
Details on the schedule
applies in this implementation
10.1 OBSERVING SILENCE
Annika Sohlman, Doctoral Candidate, Art educator
17.1 WEIRD LANDSCAPES OF THE MIND - IS PERCEPTUAL EXPERIENCE JUST HALLUCINATION?
Jukka Häkkinen, Researcher, Perception Psychologist
24.1 QUANTUM REALMS OF PERCEPTION
Paavo Pylkkänen, University Lecturer in Theoretical Philosophy
31.1 DEAF RAVE
Troi Lee (DJ Chinaman), DJ & Founder of Deaf Rave
7.2 SENSING INTO WORDS
seassa collective: Maarit Mustonen, Visual artist, Tarleena Laakko, Dramaturge
14.2 SOMATIC FICTIONS AND TRANSMATERIAL REALITIES
Teo Ala-Ruona, Performance artist
28.2 THE GREEN DIAMOND EYES - SENSING WITH THE VEGETAL WORLD
Kati Roover, Multidisciplinary artist