Handbook

This course focuses on art practices that are positioned in social contexts and that place the viewer or community at the centre as agent rather than the autonomous artist. This course provides you with the opportunity to explore this interdisciplinary, interactive way of working with social issues and community in mind. You will begin with the initial stimulation of a concept based project, considering the ramifications of locating artworks in the context of an outdoor urban development. The course enables you to develop a largely self-directed project that addresses an appropriate topic in consultation with your lecturer. This specialist course investigates professional studio practice, the deployment of appropriate methodologies, such as learning skill sets appropriate to your creative tasks, and requires a self motivated committment to your practice in the Sculpture Performance & Installation Stream. In particular, you will learn to address issues usually outside the provence of gallery based art, with consideration of engaging interactive participants rather than passive viewers. This course relates to companion courses in the Sculpture Performance & Installation Stream by providing opportunities to extend your practice to include interactive art in association with other Sculpture Performance & Installation (SPI) courses in Year 3.