Installation Art and Site-Specificity
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Installation Art and Site-Specificity

Exploring artworks designed to transform the perception of a specific space. Students will conceptualize and propose site-specific installations that engage the audience.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesStudio LO1: Generate and develop ideas for art makingSOVA LO3: Understand artworks in relation to their socio-cultural and historical contexts

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Exploring artworks designed to transform the perception of a specific space. Students will conceptualize and propose site-specific installations that engage the audience.

Key Questions

  1. What defines an artwork as site-specific?
  2. How can installation art alter our understanding of an environment?
  3. What role does audience interaction play in installation art?

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