Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0146 - Ecosensory Studio

This studio art course activates the five senses as entry points for creative research and ecological exchange. You may think you know what art "looks" like, but how do contemporary makers use smell,touch, sound, and/or taste to engage environmental questions? Over the course of the semester we will collaborate with local ecologies through sonic walks and field recording, cross-species recipes, and found and foraged materials, looking to the work of artists and designers like Otobong Nkanga, Katie Paterson, Norman Long, Fereshteh Toosi, and others to investigate multisensory making for a changing planet. Weekly readings/listenings, written responses, student-led presentations, critique and discussion will contextualize our creative experiments toward the development of three, multi-part studio projects. Keywords:studio art, art, multimedia, sound, ecology

Environments and Change Lab/Material Fee:$20 week: Students should expect to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.