Environmental art workshop (2cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- Describe various forms of environmental art as contemporary art, recognizing their historical backgrounds.
- Evaluate environmental art from the perspectives of sustainability and responsible practices.
- Plan and execute a site-specific environmental art piece.
- Document and report on the working process.

Content

The history of environmental art, environmental art as contemporary art, especially in natural and cultural environments, site-specificity, environmental art and sustainable and responsible practices, the planning, execution, documentation, and reporting of an environmental art piece.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

FAILED
The performance is severely deficient or incorrect, or it contains significant misunderstandings, and participation is very minimal.

ACCEPTED
Participation is regular. Artistic performance and reporting align with the given instructions, demonstrating understanding as well as the ability to analyze and justify. An overall understanding of environmental art has been formed, but there may be some deficiencies.

Execution methods

Lectures (3 hours), environemntal art work implemented as a group project (24 hours). Independent work in small groups, including planning and reporting (30 hours).

Accomplishment methods

Active participation in lectures and workshops, completion of assigned tasks. The instruction is provided through in-person teaching. The teacher and student are in the same physical space. In addition to face-to-face teaching, the implementation includes independently completed tasks and self-directed study. The workshop can be conducted not only in Rovaniemi but also elsewhere.