Course syllabus
Subject Field MA Craft
Welcome to KHMK10 H22 Method and Context for Craft Practices
at MA1 Craft!
Course responsible teacher: Yuka Oyama
Program manager: Klara Brynge
ROOMS: TimeEdit.
The First Week: 29.Aug. - 2.Sep.
In the first week, you will attend studio tours, get to know your fellow students and faculty members, register to necessarily IT systems to start your education at HDK-Valand. There will also be departmental subject-specific get-to-know activities.
Monday August 29th
10.00 – 12.00 Welcome Ceremony - Klara Björk prefect at HDK-Valand in the Baula (library/aula) which you find at the entrance
13.00 – 14.00 Welcome Craft students, MA1 – Klara Brynge, program manager for the Craft programe at master level meets the students for a tour around the school. Meeting point: at the entrance.
14.00 – 15.00 Find your classroom/studio at Textile, Ceramic and Jewelry departments. Chat with fellow students at your specialization.
Tuesday August 30th
09.00 – 10.00 Introduction to academic studies with Hans Ekelund, room 619
10.00 – 11.00 Information about the digital workshop and booking system. Arild Hansen – room 347
13.00 – 14.00 Introduction to the Master studies, Klara Brynge, room 619
Wednesday August 31st
This day is dedicated for activities at the departements: BA-students, MA-students and staff. Keep an eye out for what will happen at your department!
Thursday September 1st
13.00 – 17.00 Equal treatment seminar & workshop. Baulan, Art library
Friday September 2nd
9.00 – 12.00. Masterpresentations, room 310 – See instructions and scheme below!
13.00 – 15.00. Introduction to Elective courses. See separate shedule for each course.
MASTER STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
Friday September 2nd, 09.00-12.00, room 310:
Prepare a five-minute presentation of your work with power-point, pdf or something equivalent.
Klara Brynge will bring a computer to show the presentations from. Send your presentation to klara.brynge@hdk.gu.se latest Thursday 1/9 at 12.00.
Show at most 15 pictures based on these four questions:
- What is your geographical and artistic background?
- What have you been working with until now?
- What work do you want to develop at HDK?
- Show one picture of a work of art you have been influenced by
Course Summary:
Welcome to KHMK10 H22 Method and Context in Craft Practices
This course (22 hp) is an introduction to the Master’s Programme in Crafts – Ceramic Art, Jewellery Art and Textile Art.
The main focus of the course is to introduce basic tools and concept of practice-based artistic research, which aid to design and conduct independent practice-based artistic research projects throughout the master study. This course also aims to expand the previous practice/material knowledge of students and develop in-depth critical thinking in tandem with studio practice.
There are two mandatory sub-courses that run parallel:
- Introduction to Practice-Based Artistic Research (studio-based practice) 12,5 hp
- Introduction to Writing in Artistic Practice (theory) 10 hp
Note: On Fridays, you will also attend your elective course.
The course activities will start on Monday, 7. September 2022 and end on Tuesday, 10. January 2023. The course leader is Prof. Yuka Oyama. For practice sub-course Yuka is the leading instructor. Linda Sundberg (librarian), Dr. Petra Ahde-Deal, Prof. Martin Sonderkampf, and Dr. Katrine Køster Holmen will visit the sub-course. The theory sub-course will be instructed by Ben Lignel and Prof. Jessica Hemmings. Your individual tutorial supervisors are Yuka Oyama (Jewellery Art), and Brigitta Nordström (Textile Art).
- SUB COURSE: Introduction to Practice-Based Artistic Research (studio-based practice)
Learning-through-practice and thinking-through-making are the core concepts of this course. You will learn essential stages to undertake practice-based artistic research through practicing them during this course. These stages include planning, undertaking studio explorations, sharing the results with peers, acknowledging knowledge that are generated through the practice, establishing connections of the artistic results in relation to discourses in contemporary craft/art and the extended fields, and identifying future artistic inquiry. Relevant essays and journals that describe each method as well as abstracts of artistic research projects will be provided as course literature.
There will be two modules in the sub-course:
Module 1) METHODS - Four selected artistic methods to enhance rigorous studio explorations and experiments will be demonstrated.
Module 2) EXPERIMENTS - You will undertake your individual studio exploratory work. Various ways to document and to maintain the recorded data will be presented.
MODULE 1 - METHODS
In the first module, four selected artistic methods, their examples and applications will be introduced. The methods will include material method, method reference, probe-enhanced design method, and body-centered multi-sensual observation methods. The selected methods should cater for enhancing elicitations of material, form, technique, and performative artistic investigations.
The first four methods and assignments will support you to
1) start working in the new studio environments;
2) open up to a new approach;
3) learn vocabulary to conduct constructive, analytical, and critical discussions to assess each other’s assignments.
Each method will be demonstrated in four stages:
1) a lecture that presents theory of the method and various application examples;
2) a workshop, where you try out the methods in class;
3) an assignment, where you employ the method according to your own interests;
4) a group crit, where you present your assignments and criticize each other’s work.
In which order these stages will be demonstrated depends on the method.
MODULE 2 - EXPERIMENTS
The second module will guide you to plan and conduct rigorous studio exploratory work and experiments.
There will be two lectures:
1) how to plan structured studio exploratory work;
2) how to document them.
Your independent studio work will follow.
Periodical individual supervisions with professor/teachers will provide feedback and references to relevant discourses and practitioners.
II. SUB COURSE Introduction to Writing in Artistic Practice (theory)
The sub course, Introduction to Writing in Artistic Practice, will be instructed together with Ben Lignel and Prof. Jessica Hemmings. Through two block seminars, Ben will guide you to accomodate writing as a creative tool. You will also learn how to formulate artistic inquiry, methods, analysis, interpretation, and situatedness in contemporary craft/art in writing. Additionally, there will be three lectures and seminars by Jessica on the following themes: Skill & Value, Collaboration, and Cultural Appropriation.
MIDTERM PRESENTATION / FINAL EXAM
There will be one presentation and two exams (practice and writing/theory) in this course.
Both midterm presentation (practice) and final exam (practice) will be attended by every student and professor/teachers.
Course Structure:
| Details |
| I. SUB COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICE-BASED ARTISTIC RESEARCH (STUDIO-BASED PRACTICE) |
| MODULE 1 - METHODS |
| 1-1 Material Method |
| 1-2 Method Reference |
| 1-3 Probe Enhanced Design Method |
| 1-4 Body-Centered Observation Method |
| MODULE 2 - EXPERIMENTS |
| 2-1 Structured Experiments |
| 2-2 Independent Studio Work |
| 2-3 Documentation |
| II. SUB COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO WRITING IN ARTISTIC PRACTICE (THEORY) |
| 1. Ben Lignel Writing Seminar 1 |
| 2. Ben Lignel Writing Seminar 2 |
| 3. Prof. Jessica Hemmings Seminar 1 - Skill and Value |
| 4. Prof. Jessica Hemmigns Seminar 2 - Collaboration |
| 5. Prof. Jessica Hemmings Seminar 3 - Cultural Appropriation |
Reading List
| Due Date | Reading Assignment |
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Monday, 5.Sep. |
Mandatory Reading - Brande, Dorothea. Becoming a Writer. New York: Penguin Putnam Inc., 1981. pp.69-87. |
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Tuesday, 6.Sep. |
Mandatory Reading - Gray, C., Malins, J., Visualizing Research: a guide to the research process in Art and Design. pp.17, 18, 22, 23, 30, 32. |
| Thursday, 8.Sep. |
Mandatory Viewing - Watch video: Sophie Woodward, "What is material culture?" uploaded on Aug.26, 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL01mxtRPhA |
| Monday, 12.Sep. | Recommended Reading - Woodward, Sophie. (2019) Material Methods – Researching and Thinking with Things. London: Sage Publications Ltd, 2019. pp. 16-20 (on material culture and materials); pp.20-22 (on material agency). |
| Tuesday, 13.Sep. | Recommended Reading - Sweeney, E. "Semblances of Form: A Phenomenology of Improvising with Performance Scores.” University of Roehampton School of Drama, Theatre, & Performance, September 2013. - Burrows, J. “Time, motion, symbol, line.” Eye Magazine, no.37, vol.10, 2000, pp. 29-37. |
| Wednesday, 13.Sep. | Mandatory Reading - Mattelmäki, Tuuli. Design Probes. Doctoral dissertation. (Helsinki: University of Art and Design Helsinki, 2006), pp.58-63. |
| Monday, 26.Sep. | Mandatory Reading (Reading Compendium Nr.1) - Leemann, Judith, “Pragmatics of Studio Practice,” Fraser, P. and Rothman, R. (eds.), in Beyond Critique: Contemporary Art in Theory, Practice, and Instruction. (NY: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2017), pp. 181-194. |
| Tuesday, 11.Oct. | Recommended Reading - Gray, C., Malins, J., Visualizing Research: a guide to the research process in Art and Design |
| Thursday, 13.Oct. |
Mandatory reading and viewing - Cohen, Su san. Meaninglessness https://vimeo.com/356840057 (Links to an external site.) |
| Wednesday, 2.Nov. |
Mandatory viewing - Holst, Katrine Køster, "THE CLAY AND OTHER ESSAY". Oslo: Oslo National Academy of the Arts, 2020. (available at the library) - Holst, Katrine Køster, jeg TENKTE ikke at jeg skalle helle LEIRE på GULVET for å Lage en god LJD. Oslo: Hartefoss hotell, 2022. (available at the library) |
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Thursday, 10.Nov. |
Mandatory Reading - Ravetz, Amanda, Kettle, Alice, and Felcey, Helen (eds.) “Introduction.” In Collaboration through Craft. New York: Bloomsbury, 2013. |
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Monday, 21.Nov. |
Mandatory Reading (Reading Compendium Nr.2) |
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Thursday, 8.Dec. |
Mandatory Reading - Lou, Liza. Durban Diaries. London: White Cube, 2012. pp. 260-275. - Boateng, Boatema. “Conclusion: Why Should the Copyright Thing Work Here?” In THE COPYFRIGHT THING DOES NOT WORK HERE: Adinkra and Kente Cloth and Intellectual Property in Ghana. Minneapolis/London: University of Minnesota Press, 2011. pp.165-182. |
Corridor Exhibitions
The corridor exhibitions are important moments in the education to learn how to look at, to verbalize around and to analyse artpieces and try-outs. It is a safe situation to share and try ideas that not yet are completed and to contribute to the common learning. Look for schedules at each departement.
Learning Outcome of this Course
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Master's Meeting
Bi-weekly through Master's meetings on Thursdays (15.30 - 16.00), you will meet all the students from the MA program, MA1 and MA2 of Crafts.
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