Topic outline

  • Schedule

    WEEK 1 (23. - 29. 10) 

     Wednesday 25 Oct

    • Lecture #1: Introduction to course theme & process

    • Care space: tour around the Space21 venue & facilities

    Time: 13:00 - 17:00 

    Venue:  TBC


    Thursday 26 Oct

    • Forest Day Out: forest field trip organised for students of Experimental Design, Experimental Textile Design and Innovative Textile Design 

    Time: 10:00 - 16:00 (9:30 bus leaving Otaniemi - 17:30 return to Otaniemi)
    Venue:  Haltia Lodge in Nuuksio

    WEEK 2 (30.10 - 5.11)

    Wednesday 1 Nov

    Venue: Space21
    Time: 13:00 - 17:00

    • Lecture #2: Jaz Hee-jeong Choi & Markéta Dolejšová – Feral Knowledge & Data in Creative Practice-based Research

    • Sharing circle: key course themes & terms (W1-2 readings)

    • Co-creative activity: CreaTures Glossary games

    • Care space: access to tools, materials, consultations, peer-help; Q&A

    Thursday 2 Nov

    Venue: Space21
    Time: 13:00 - 17:00

    • Lecture #3: Andrea Botero – Indigenous Perspectives on More-than-human Co-creation

    • Sharing circle: our Helsinki more-than-human places 

    • Tutorial: self-reflective diary 

    Friday 3 Nov (optional)

    Venue: Uroboros 2023 festival - online (free entry; no registration needed) / details here 

    Time: 20:00 - 21:00

    WEEK 3 (6. - 12.11)

    Wednesday 8 Nov

    Venue: Space21
    Time: 13:00 - 17:00

    • Lecture #4: Methods & Techniques in More-than-human Co-creation (Markéta)

    • Co-creative activity: Drift (dėrive), embodying & re-imagining drifting prompts 

    • Care space: Reiterating course brief, Q&A

    Thursday 9 Nov 

    Venue: TBC
    Time: 13:00 - 17:00

    • Soundscaping workshop by Ville MJ Hyvönen

    WEEK 4 (13. - 19.11)

    Wednesday 15 Nov

    Venue: Helsinki MtH field sites 
    Time: 10:00 - 18:00

    • Field trip: A field visit to our more-than-human places + presentations of work-in-progress

    Thursday 16 Nov 

    Venue: Space21
    Time: 13:00 - 17:00 

    • Workshop: Creative essay writing workshop by Zoë Robertson

    • Consultation: essay drafts

    • Sharing circle: key terms & ideas from readings W3-W4

    WEEK 5 (20. - 26.11)

    Wednesday 22 Nov

    Venue:  Space21
    Time: 9:00 - 12:00 + 13:15 - 17:00 

    • Workshop: Feral algorithms workshop with Enrique Encinas + introduction to the Prague National Gallery workshop & exhibition, where our Helsinki artifacts might be presented

    Thursday 23 Nov

    Venue:  Space21
    Time: 13:00 - 17:00 

    • Tutorial: video editing tutorial

    • Consultation: feral data artifacts in progress

    Friday 24 Nov (Optional)

    Venue: Online (live stream - link will be provided; free access)
    Time: 12:00 noon - 23:00 

    •  Artistic Research symposium at The Academy of Fine Arts Prague (lecture on feral data in artistic research by Markéta and Jaz)

    Saturday 25 Nov (Optional)

    Venue: Online (live stream - link will be provided; free access)
    Time: TBC

    •  Venice Architecture Biennale - Round table discussion on feral drifting by Markéta and Jaz, as part of Croatian Pavillion exposition

    WEEK 6 (27.11 - 3.12)

    Wednesday 29 Nov

    Venue: Space21
    Time: 9:00 - 12:00 + 13:15 - 17:00 

    • Final presentations: Helsinki Feral Data Artifacts in-class presentations with feedback from lecturers and guests

    Thursday 30 Nov

    Venue: Space21 / anywhere you like 
    Time: 13:00 - 17:00 

    • Finalising feral data artifacts, essays, videos 

    • Consultation: feral data artifacts, essays, videos 

    • Optional: Art of Research conference

    WEEK 7 (4.- 10.12)

    • No class, hand in final artifacts, essays, videos - by Dec 5th 23:59

    • Showcase of final videos at the National Gallery Prague on Dec 8th (optional; in-person presence in Prague not expected / trip cannot be covered by the course, unfortunately)