Teaching period: 21st-25th of March, 2022
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Teacher(s):
Dr. Ruta Spelskyte
ECTS: 2 ECTS
Number of available places for KUNO students: 12
Level: BA and MA
Course description: The course aims to approach and reevaluate alive organisms that are commonly used as materials for human needs, and use group imagination to find and discuss more plural and symbiotic narratives of the presence.
5-day talks will begin with an introduction of stories and specimens of instrumental usage of alive organisms such as cochineal bugs, silkworms, indigo plants, kombucha, etc.
The group will then shift into imagining methods of future alchemy and cohabitation and will search for inspiration and examples in the surrounding art/world, literature, sci, sci-fi, extro-sci fi.
We will conclude by making drawings, maps, plans, or readings of tomorrows.
About the lecturer: Dr. Ruta Spelskyte is a lecturer at Vilnius academy of arts. She works with alchemical structures such as creating pigments, liquids, shamanic instruments based on true and fictional stories. Her main interest at the moment is in human geology, magnetotactic bacteria, and the octahedral geometry of magnetite. (www.spelskyte.com)
Additional information:
1st day: stories, specimens, information, introduction
2nd day: first ideas, main patterns, and directions of interest
3rd day: walks, exploration of current art shows, examples in the surroundings
4th day: photos, drawings, maps, plans, discussion
5th day: final presentation, discussion, conclusion, hugs and farewells
Application deadline: Monday, 21st February (midnight CET), 2022
How to apply: Please send a short motivation letter to ruta.spelskyte@vda.lt. Please include “KUNO” in an email subject.
Financial Support by KUNO:
Travel support between countries: 330 € (except 660 € to/from Iceland)
Subsistence per week: 100 €
Covid-related regulations: Students will be requested to present a vaccination certificate, a medical certificate, confirming the person has been recently (within the recent 6 months) diagnosed and recovered from the COVID-19 disease or have a negative Covid-19 test result (PCR valid for 72 h, Antigen - 48h).
In case of any questions please contact Ruta Spelskyte at: ruta.spelskyte@vda.lt
