6a Course preparations 24
A musing on the joy of old cars, driving for the sake of driving, or an encounter with car culture
(Encounters, Module 1, "Don't make a project") https://player.vimeo.com/video/990919296?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 As I recently cycled 400 kilometres from Gothenburg in Sweden to Copenhagen in Denmark, I came to think (more than usual)...
SPEAKINGK I CREATE
The power that resonate with in me beckons on my lhands and pulsates with my speech
What are the borders of an archive?
"Art enters into the person, and the person enters into the work of art. It's not about understanding." -Joseph Beuys One of the key points for me is the experience of artist Euridice Zaituna Kala in the book "Reclaim Artistic Research." Euridice Zaituna Kala...
Module #3, “The Place of Site-Specificity: Society, Politics and Culture in Contemporary Lesvos”
An anthropological introduction to the island of Lesvos in historical and ethnographic perspective. Special issues in the ethnography of Lesvos. The transformation of Lesvos from a “peripheral” island of modern Greece to a “cosmopolitan” hotspot of Global South. Do...
from 5.30 to 9.30
“With all the good intentions, excellent craftsmanship, and even with the reliability and eloquence of a particular story, representing Others is always going to be a complicated and contentious undertaking.” — Madison, D. S. (2011). Critical ethnography: Method,...
Constellations, fragments and circles. A visual narrative to be continued..
Skala Eresos, Lesvos. May-June, 2024 I'd met this place, a thousand times before, but this encounter looked different... The encounter as a surprise: Are they (we) getting closer to each other or moving away? "Les cris, les rires, les mouvements, elles affirment...
Module 2. Knowing: Through the lens of art
Joseph Beuys"How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare", 1965 Title: Knowing: Through the lens of art The concept: This module aims to explore methodology and the role of artistic research within higher education, focusing on how art contributes to knowledge and what...
Module 1: «Don’t make a project”
Hello students, welcome to the first out of three modules! It contains a simple but also complex task: To try to start a working process not by designing a project, but rather by engaging in an encounter. As simple and as difficult as that. And to share some...
How to make a post to the Encounters.eu site
A quick video overview of the guide below. Note: the video was created for the Summer Course of 2022, so some of the information might be outdated. The written tutorial below is up-to-date.1. Press the 'new post' button on the top right hand side2. Add a title to your...