LEARNING OUTCOMES
After successfully completing this course, students should be able to: (1) Deepen the understanding of the characteristics of the material and its aesthetic as well as expressive qualities; (2) Support the self-managing of the creative process with documentation, reflection and discussions; (3) position themselves in the wider context of art and design and activate critical thinking towards glass making; (4) capable of exhibiting the projects/artefact(s) and presenting the concept and process of making to others.
Credits: 10
Schedule: 01.11.2021 - 09.12.2021
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Anna-Marie van der Lei, Kirsti Taiviola
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
Teacher: Kirsti Taiviola
tel. 0407008543
kirsti.taiviola@aalto.fi
www.kirstitaiviola.com
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:
Depending on the yearly changing theme, the course highlights process, artistic sensibilities or social and environmental responsibility incorporating design, sculpture, architecture and/or craft. Students refine their ability to think and communicate through a multifaceted medium and seek a personal approach to the material and its aesthetics.
The task is to approach glass and glass making from a critical point of view, challenging oneself to think what glass making stands for in today's world - for both the student and in the wider societal context. The assessment starts from doing background research, sketching and presenting the concept ideas and then proceeding to hands-on studio work and resulting in the making of the actual piece(s) in glass. The concept development, designing and evaluation are processed theoretically in project seminars.
applies in this implementation
The 2021 course introduces the use of glass in construction and public art. The assignment for the 2021 course is to design a donor wall for Aalto ARTS. This is a public artwork that could be placed on the glass façade of Väre. The artwork is meant to grow piece by piece as ARTS raises funding. Through writings and discussions, we also become acquainted with the relationship between money, art and power. We''ll make an excursion to the Finnish Glass Museum in Riihimäki and visit the local glass studios there.
We have an unfortunate situation at Aalto's glass studio as our glass furnace is out of use due to complicated electrical problems. Thus, we most likely cannot work with hot glass at the school during the course. However, we’ll look into other glass techniques that can also be used in the process (f.e. kiln casting, thermoforming & lampworking). Towards the end of the course, we’ll travel to The Glass Factory in Boda in Sweden for a 3-day glass blowing workshop (dates not set yet, most likely late November on week 47).
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Documentation and content of background research, material design process and hands-on experimentations; quality of personal learning diary; visual and verbal communication skills. The student has to participate in lectures and group activity (80%), and present the final artefact(s). .
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
10 credits 270 hours in total
Briefing, reviews and lecturing sessions 30h
Individual or small group tutoring 30h
Independent design work 160h
Learning diary 20h
Personal reflection 30
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Study materials will be uploaded to MyCourses:
Dormer P. The Art of the Maker. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Dormer P (ed.) 1997. The Culture of Craft (ed. 2010) Manchester: University Press
Rawsthorn, A. 2013. Hello World, Where Design Meets Life. Penguin books
Sennett R. 2018. The Craftsman. London: Penguin books
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Max 16 students. Please notice that the enrolment time ends two weeks before the course starts. The acceptance will be informed to all applicants one week before the start of the module.
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Autumn II
2021-2022 Autumn II
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=MUO-E5023
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
Minimum 10 students - maximum 16
Priority to Contemporary Design students who have this course accepted in their personal study plan.
The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)
The order of priority is as follows:
- students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
- exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
- students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
- students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
- students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
- students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
- students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
- students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
- other students.
Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.
This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course.
Details on the schedule
applies in this implementation
Please note that the course schedule seen in SISU will change!
The situtation with the glass furnace & the excursion to Sweden has brought challenges in rescheduling the course. The timetable will be updated as soos as possible, latest by the beginning of the study period.
- Teacher: Taiviola Kirsti
- Teacher: van der Lei Anna-Marie