Dear all!
we are very much looking forward to seeing you all soon again after the semester break next wednesday March 6th at 14.00 in media class. Here are a few updates and prospects for the upcoming semester.
We will continue to focus on the subject of the representation of violence, and in light of the ongoing wars and violence particularly in connection with the situation in the Middle East we will focus especially on the group Forensic Architecture and their work. During our first class meeting, I will give a brief introduction to Forensic Architecture. On March 13th, we will host a guest lecture by Lisa Stuckey on the subject of forensic methodologies in connection with contemporary art practices (a separate and extensive announcement will follow soon). Planned are as well, exchanges with colleagues in Academy such as Prof. Carolin Bohlmann, head of the department of restoration in regard of her practice in the field of the forensics of restoration.
Further on there will be, at some point in this semester, a lecture by artist Fareed Armaly on a project with the title SHAR(E)D DOMAINS from 2007: Fareed Armaly is an artist and curator whose international career in the arts includes large-scale collaborative works on the theme of Palestine. Invited by the Geneva museum to be the participating artist in its Gaza archaeological exhibition, he created a multifaceted installation titled ““Shar(e)d Domains,”” which uses as its starting point a key artifact on display in the exhibition itself: an ancient Gaza amphora discovered as shards during excavations under the Geneva Cathedral. The centerpiece of his installation is a sculptural representation of the seams resulting from reassembling the shards. Titled ““New Amphora,”” it is simultaneously a faithful replication of the artifact and a strikingly modern and original form.
Last but not least our department is invited by Museumsquartier Wien head curator Verena Kasper for an evening of projects / performances on the outdoor stage in the courtyard of Museumsquartier on June 14th. We will discuss this upcoming project and its possibilities in our next meeting. Finally I would like to announce that Siri Baden is the new Studentische Mitarbeiter*in in our department for the coming two semesters
And last but not least: please note that your presence at class meetings is required and very much appreciated! Do let us know beforehand if you cannot make it.
All the best
Constanze Marlies and Axel
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