Key words
Objectives
Students participate in four seminars, depending on the theoretical needs encountered in the course
of their study and from the perspective of their own artistic practice and theoretical interests.
Seminars are incorporated into the Master’s programme as a specific form of study, in which
theoretical content is transmitted in a flexible and open working structure, subject to intervention and
dialogue on the part of students.
Seminars are partly supported by the artistic and theoretical investigations currently being conducted
at the KASK, so that students are engaged in seminars that focus on pertinent problems and themes.
Topics
Each seminar comprises a single unit of study within this segment of the programme.
Seminars focus on specific problems and investigations.
The seminars are thematic in nature and are not intended as overviews. In terms of content, seminars
in the Master’s programme may be on any subject or theme linked to the study areas of the visual
and audiovisual arts.
The specific focus of a seminar evolves from investigation by an instructor/lecturer.
The seminars may reach beyond the standard limits of specific artistic disciplines.
6 sessions of 4 hours
Ulises Carrión (1940–1989) was a writer, book & video maker as well as the founder ofthe bookshop /
gallery 'Other books and so' in Amsterdam. This bookshop was latertransformed into a public archive.
Ulises Carrión explains his motivation and ideas onartists' books and his archive in the following
manner. '[...] A traditional book is made bydifferent people. One man is responsible for the entire
production of an artist's book: forthe content, for the form, for everything. You can also compare that
with art. In traditionalart you have a great number of specialized people: the artist, the gallery owner,
the artcritic and so forth, while here the artist is responsible for all of these elements. For me
anarchive is an attempt to realize that in reality, for I consider an archive to be artwork thatimplies a
space, a public institution. It implies the work of other people, my socialfunction, it has no limit in time,
for an archive can survive indefinitely. It also has no limits,it grows steadily, it is still alive..." (From
Book to Artists' Books, 1981)
The seminar is aimed at searching for and categorizing a collection of texts which centeraround the
notions of an artist's book – it's form and content, as well as its literary andacademic relations. In one
of Ulises Carrión influential texts 'The New Art of MakingBooks' he compares function of the
traditional book with the artist's book andsystematically proposes the intentional move away from the
literary to the artist's book.Carrión was interested in the space that defined a book beyond the
traditionalconceptions. He wrote: 'In order to read the old art (traditional books), knowing thealphabet
is enough. In order to read the new art (artist's books) one must apprehend thebook as a structure,
identifying its elements and understanding their function.'
During the course of the seminar, it is thought to investigate the texts surrounding the useand making
of books. The 6 sessions will look at the ideas and methodologies aboutbook making and their
archetypical categories. By the end of the seminar, we willproduce a categorical collection of texts,
images, and reviews centered round the artist'sbook. As a participant, you will be asked to write a
review about a specific construction ofan artist's book. Guiding questions are: How has the
knowledge of literature developed anew scope for looking at the book? How can one read a book? In
which way can theauthor influence the form? What is the difference between a 'mineral' book or
'vegetal'book? It is asked that the participant is able to reflect on the medium of the artist's booksand
show his or her understanding of the relationship between form and content; theirconstruction and
transformation. The evaluation of each project will be based on a writtenreview. The specifics with
regard to the seminar’s assignment, reading material, lecturesetc. will provided at a later stage.
Prerequisites
It is strongly advised that students have the required competencies of the Bachelor’s programme in
visual or audiovisual art.
Final Objectives
- In a well-grounded manner, students can share thoughts and reflections concerning a scientific or
artistic investigation.
- Students demonstrate their capacity for originality and creativity in expanding knowledge and
acquiring insight.
- Students demonstrate the potential added value of collaboration that goes beyond specific artistic
disciplines and can moreover achieve that added value in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Students have advanced understanding of and insight into scientific and/or artistic knowledge
inherent to their specific domain in the visual or audiovisual arts.
- Students have insight into the most recent contemporary knowledge in a specific area and can
follow current research and interpretation.
Materials used
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Teaching materials vary according to the seminars selected.
Study costs
Syllabuses are provided through studio funding.
Students purchase any handbooks that may be required.
Study guidance
Instructors/lecturers are always available for consultation by appointment.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical discourse and group discussions.
When appropriate, visiting lecturers may hold seminars in languages other than Dutch.
Assessment
Each seminar requires a verbal examination, possibly prepared by means of a written paper.
Students must pass each unit in order to receive full credits for this programme segment.
Each unit is 25% of the total credits.
Second settings are possible.
Attendance is obligatory.
Lecturer(s)
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