Handbook

This course provides an introduction to a diverse range of media art practices that connect with environmental themes. It will be of interest to those wishing to actively pursue ecological practices in creative media and to students interested in the convergence of environmental consciousness and ecocriticism with media art practices i.e. the moving image, photography, digital art, sound and installation. You will explore topics such as new forms of media art practice in wildlife and nature documentaries, avant-garde film and ecocinema, global and local place imaging, urban ecology, environmental degradation and conflict in the moving image landscape, and professional practice issues of ethics and sustainability. You will work in small groups on self-initiated art-based projects for peer discussion and class feedback.