Art-Based Investigation Specialisation module
Lecturer: Milica Tomić
IZK-Institute for Contemporary Art
In this course, students will engage with the Brijuni archipelago as a built landscape shaped by changes in political and military histories from the Roman Empire to the Non-Aligned Movement and now the European Union. Students will explore the Brijuni Islands, thinking with the islands' surface and seafloor to transform our understanding of the political history of the archipelago, connecting it to the deep time of evolution and migration of marine life forms. We will delve into these intertwined human and plant life histories in the terraqueous zone while exploring care and repair practices towards on to Reparation Architecture (P. Tavares). Viewing Brijuni as a living exhibition, students will display its visible and hidden nature and history, architecture, natural objects, and artefacts and reflect on what to preserve or leave and how to interpret these components for the future. We will blend art, architecture, and exhibition design and engage in land art, documentary practices, and material history. Aiming to uncover and intervene in the site's narrative, students will transform their research into an exhibition that reflects Brijuni's complex space and history. Project partners include teachers and students from the Royal College of Art, Vienna University of Technology, ETH Zürich, and Graz University of Technology.
Dates:
March-May
Tuesday13:00-15:00
Friday 13:00-15:00
Field Recording April 12-April 15. 2024
Excursion May 13-May 17. 2024