Study Guide

Objective

Student
- becomes familiar with the status of photography in the field of contemporary art and learns about the concepts and problematics of contemporary photography.
- learns to narrow down their topics and use different methods to support their work.
- is able to analyse and develop their own visual expression.
- is able to present and motivate their own work.

Content

The course explores the kinds of current phenomena photographic art comments on and presents. The students familiarise themselves with the material questions of contemporary photography and carry out their own artistic work conscious of the impact of their material choices on the content of their works. The course explores photography at the intersection of other art forms, such as performance, installation and multimedia art. The study course also discusses issues related to the presentation and finishing of photographs from an expressive and technical point of view.