How to write – as an artist
Workshop with Jan Svenungsson
In today’s situation visual artists always have to be prepared to express themselves in words. Words spoken and words written down.
It is deeply fascinating but not easy, to try to find ways to translate or reproduce thoughts – which have been produced in the form of images – into words and verbal language.
In this workshop, we will discuss how we put words in relation to our visual work. We will try different strategies to solve the problems connected to it.
The workshop has two sessions: Thursday-Friday 27-28 January, 2011, and Wednesday-Friday 2-4 February, 2011. The workshop participants will be asked to bring a short text to the first meeting and on the following day they will be asked to write another text, which will be discussed during the second half of the workshop.
Discussion language will be mainly English.
Writing language can be English, Norwegian or Swedish.
It would be preferable if all participants would read my little book ”An Artist’s Text Book” beforehand.
Jan Svenungsson is a visual artist and a writer living and working in Berlin. Between 2007 and 2009 he was Adjunct Professor of Artistic Research at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. His book An Artist’s Text Book, on artists’ writing, was published by the Academy in late 2007. The book is in the library of KHiB.
Arbeidsform:
The writing workshop starts on Thursday afternoon, the 27th of January at 14.30, with a lecture by Jan Svenungsson.
SCHEDULE:
Thursday 27.1, kl 14:30, Lecture at Rom8. The first lecture is open for all students and staff in KHiB.
Friday 28.1, kl 11:30–17, Group meeting at Vaskerelven, Lecture room 4th floor
Monday-Tuesday 31.1-1.2 individual work / writing time
Wednesday 2.2, individual tutorials with Jan Svenungsson, Vaskerelven lecture room 4th floor
Thursday 3.2, kl 10:00 All day group work, Vaskerelven lecture room 4th floor
Friday 4.2, kl 10:00 All day group work, Vaskerelven lecture room 4th floor
Krav til forkunnskaper:
The workshop is an obligatory course for 3rd year photo students.
Copies of An Artist’s Text Book, written by Svenungsson is in the library of KHiB. Borrow it and read it!
Kurset starter 27.01.2011 / Uke 04, og varer til 04.02.2011 / Uke 05
Sted: Vaskerelven 8, lectureroom 4th floor
Tilbyder: Foto
Målgruppe: Foto
Årstrinn: Bachelor 3
Antall plasser: 10
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