Welcome to the department of
MEDIA, TREND & PUBLIC APPEARANCE
A forum for production, exhibition, exchange and dialogue about contemporary practice, trend and work/life paradigms. We are looking to see which definitions hide behind the terms "Art" and "Design" and which skills are inherently "artistic". We take forms from everyday life and bend them to become public events. We investigate labor, public service, design practice, conversational skill, public identity and aesthetic prowess. We catalogue lifestyles. We archive daily life phenomena. We share responsibility between practitioner and viewer. We live by our own design, create our own definitions and enjoy freedom in our occupation. We place a frame around social norms and offer them up for new investigation. We point a finger in a specific direction and request that certain elements be given a closer look. We construct a metaphorical parentheses and we add punctuation. Self Starter. Cottage Industry. Do It Yourself. Be Your Own Boss.
* CURRENT
COURSES
Winter Semester 2013/14
Bachelor of Fine Arts
- . Einführungsmodul - only for Erstsemester (BFA), Katrin Steiger und Sebastian Helm
- . Introduction to Fiber – Werkmodul (BFA), Katrin Steiger
- In this class we'll deal with various textile processing techniques and their innovative reuse. In intervals of one to two-week intensive workshops we'll explore various techniques such as crocheting, felting, dyeing, sewing, knitting, weaving, printing and embroidery. At the end of the semester, at least one of the techniques will be engrossed and presented by students within a final artistic work. This Werkmodul is a cooperative project with the textile workshop at the Bauhaus University.
- In this class we'll deal with various textile processing techniques and their innovative reuse. In intervals of one to two-week intensive workshops we'll explore various techniques such as crocheting, felting, dyeing, sewing, knitting, weaving, printing and embroidery. At the end of the semester, at least one of the techniques will be engrossed and presented by students within a final artistic work. This Werkmodul is a cooperative project with the textile workshop at the Bauhaus University.
- . Trendscouting – Werkmodul (BFA), Sebastian Helm
Many good ideas end up in a drawer, where it is known to be quite dark and unfortunately also stays like that ? other drawers remain empty and unused. Within this Werkmodul we try to evolve »drawers« for designers and artists. It's about targeted archiving, visualization and organization of promising research - be your personal trend scout! Tags: mood board, Lookbook, Wall, filing cabinet, storage system, ... In addition to individual implementation of these techniques, we will take a close look at the professionals. Tags: public relations, business psychology, propaganda / advertising, trend research, ... Required reading: Edward Bernays »Propaganda - The Art of Public Relations"
- . The archive of people we don't know until now – Werkmodul (BFA), Ina Niehoff
- . Newsletter – Werkmodul (BFA), Ina Niehoff
Master of Fine Arts
- . Totaltheater – Fachmodul (MFA), Katrin Steiger und Sebastian Helm
Please note that Prof. Christine Hill is on research sabbatical until April 2014!
* LECTURE SERIES
I AUS DEM NÄHKÄSTCHEN...
„Aus dem Nähkästchen…“ is a lecture series curated by Prof. Christine Hill.
Since 2005, well-known international practitioners have been invited to discuss their work and reveal certain "trade secrets".
The following artists/ practitioners have presented their work within Nähkästchen lecture series:
Doris Berger (Berlin)
Brett Bloom/ Temporary Services (Chicago)
Booklyn (CK Wilde and Marshall Weber) (Brooklyn)
Regine Debatty (Berlin)
John Freyer (Iowa City, Iowa)
Hope Ginsburg (Richmond)
Fritz Haeg (Los Angeles/ Rome)
Rafael Horzon (Berlin)
Michael Johansson (Malmö/ Berlin)
Fawn Krieger (New York)
Prem Krishnamurthy (New York)
Lillevan (Berlin)
Joanne Moar (Cologne)
Christoph Niemann (Berlin/ New York)
Timothy Nohe (Baltimore)
Pepón Osorio (Philadelphia)
Felix Sattler (Weimar/ Berlin)
Carey Young (London)
II FUTURE VINTAGE lecture series
Future Vintage lecture series was created in a collaboration between the textile workshop at the Bauhaus University and the Chair of Media,Trends and Public Appearance.
National and international artist, designers and inventer be invited to discuss textile experiments and their work with students and offering workshops.
Watch out for upcoming FUTURE VINTAGE lectures and workshops 2013/14!
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Anna Nordstöm (Stockholm)
New Tendency (Berlin)
Annette Fauvel (Halle)
Novanex (Leipzig)
Anne Trautwein (Halle)
* PROJECT ARCHIVE
A comprehensive archive of student work, class projects, thesis presentations and research pursuits is pending.
***content coming soon***
* TEAM - WHO WE ARE
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Prof. Christine Hill Chair Marienstraße 5, Raum 206 |
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M.F.A. Katrin Steiger Artistic Assistant and Lecturer Marienstraße 5, Raum 207 | |
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Sebastian Helm Artistic Assistant and Lecturer Marienstraße 5, Raum 207 | |
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Dipl. Des. Ina Niehoff Guestlecturer E-Mail: ina.niehoff@uni-weimar.de | |
| Sekretariat Daniela Dembowski (stand in for parental leave) |
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