Teaching period: 16-20 January, 2023
Location: Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn
Teacher(s): David Ross
ECTS: 2 ECTS
Number of available places for KUNO students: 6
Level: BA /MA
Course description
Among Clouds
What do clouds portend?
- Greg Bordowitz
Floating between weather and wonder, this course looks at the idea of the cloud as it has gathered in the minds of visual and spatial practitioners, visionaries, critical thinkers, engineers, scientists, and poets over the ages.
From the Greek playwright Aristophanes, to 18th-century balloon explorations, to the iCloud, humans have put themselves and proxy selves into and amongst the clouds. And while we have been joining clouds, they have also been joining us: forming from ancient myths, drifting down from cathedral ceilings, hovering on walls within landscape paintings, gradually appearing in the photographic image, and dissipating into social networks. Presently, the three intermingling clouds of war, computing, and weather are bearing down upon us, and we would do well to understand their properties by both looking up to the sky and down at our devices to understand their impact.
The course first provides a meteorological overview of actual clouds--how they have been observed, named, and classified. In learning the basics of cloud identification, students will transpose this practical knowledge into a more expansive understanding of symbology and metaphor. What cultural, technological and social meanings have been assigned to clouds, and by whom? The class is comprised of lectures, workshops, readings, visiting artists, and field trips. Assignments will integrate with students’ own interests and pursuits. The course will cross multiple fields of inquiry, from various forms of artistic production to historical and technological investigations.
Application deadline: 15th December, 2022
How to apply: Please fill in the Google Form - https://forms.gle/ZXEEecQDZKwA1Cm2A
Financial Support by KUNO:
Travel support between countries: 330 € (except 660 € to/from Iceland)
Subsistence: 250 € -1st week (5-7 days); 100 € (2nd week).
More information (course outline and learning outcomes)
In case of any questions please contact David Ross by email david.ross@artun.ee
