Course Description
Combination of studio practice and research with critiques of student work to examine the vernacular and practices of video installation. Students experiment with single and multi-channel video as monitor displays, projections, and/or part of larger scale projects. Site specific concerns of private/public space, narrative, identity, reception, and aesthetics will be the basis for discussion.
Athena Title
Video Installation
Prerequisite
ARST 3830 or ARST 3205
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students are expected to achieve a level of conceptual competence about video installation and posses the ability to visually communicate through the use of video in combination with environmental and architectual elements. By the end of the course the student will be able to: 1) Understand how a location, space and timing can change the meaning of a video. 2) Have a knowledge base of hardware used in video installation. (Video projectors, wireless feeds, sound systems, etc.) 3) Create multi channel videos. (The use of more than one viewing source at the same time) 4) Have a broader understanding of how video can be utilized as a form of art. 5) Understand concepts and methods used in installation video art, through visits to museums and slide and video documentation of professionals in the field.
Topical Outline
1) SINGLE CHANNEL VIDEO Understanding the how to communicate using only one visual source. 2) MULTI CHANNEL VIDEO Learning how to use multiple channel video for creating a single channel video. Learning how to use multiple video projections to create a single environment. 3) LIVE FEEDS Learning how to use live internet video feeds as a medium. 4) INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS Learning how to use sensors to activate and control video projections. 5) PROJECTIONS Learning how to manipulate video projections. 6) MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATIONS Learning how to combine many elements to create a multimedia installation.
Syllabus