Seminar is at 8pm UAE time 5pm BST
Nervous about video seminar, I’m logged in and on hangouts about 4 minutes early, microphone is muted as is my camera until others join. Feel like this is the first day of uni lectures, setting down rules and etiquette, setting expectations etc. I feel a bit old for all this, but interested to meet the cohort as it were. So far they are all late! I logged off and back on and I’m still the only one.
While I wait:
Questions:
regarding crits and tutorials, are time differences taken in to consideration, will we be group regarding location to make it easier?
How do we gather contact details of group members – fill in directory sheet?
How ‘raw’ do you want the MA Journal?
Key points:
Listening, looking & researching info. Active & thoughtful contributor to debate
Be proactive & prep – self motivated.
3 day response to email due to tutor hours
Make your practice LIVE – everyday, embedded in who you are and your life.
Let tutors know if you’re having trouble or issues that may impact on studies.
Previous cohorts have set up FB pages without tutors present to allow communication.
Student Rep needs to be selected – to give support & pass on feedback to tutors - to be selected next session.
MA Research Journal –
thoughts,
reflections,
comments on exhibitions, lectures, talks, workshops
rough doodles – to finished pieces
context – research behind it
Start immediately – tutors check in to journals regularly.
Intro to cohort:
Who you are, where your from, what your working practice is, what do you want from the MA?
EC – Dublin, practice – screen printing, video. led by enquiry: What am I permitted to do and political boundaries, gender – looking for challenge – take work into an unknown place, learning best ways around things.
KVW – spoke about location and context of practice and materials weave and embroidery.
MZ – Dubai (yay!) – designer, visual arts teacher, graphics background.
PN – France – ceramics, now painting and enjoying. Looking at colour contrast, nature vs urban environments, strength of nature and the little we notice it. TEFOL
RT – New Brunswick, Canada – how stories are told, myths and science, how we share fact based information, socially based projects - museum educator & coordinator - challenge & grow a sustainable practice.
RF – Qatar, expat UK, secondary school teacher – self-discovery journey – interested in identity.
TB – Cambridge – Fashion Lecturer on 1st yr degree programme, photographer - works with scientists, making artistic responses to their research – wants to bring fashion back in to work.
JV – Saba, Dutch Caribbean, child psychologist (mic not working, typed in to chat box)
MC – Macau, 3 yrs - runs art program - sculptor but painting atm, - interested in nature and interrelated aspects of reclamation by nature
MLE – Zimbabwe - 2D ceramic surfaces photos, collage, printmaking, multimedia (late to hangout due to technical so presented without hearing everyone else)
regarding crits and tutorials, are time differences taken in to consideration, will we be grouped regarding location to make it easier? Yes, time-zones are taken in to account, there are various sessions from morning to evening so work with what is best for you, be considerate of other peoples time-zones and work around each other.
How do we gather contact details of group members – fill in directory sheet? Yes, immediately, don’t be worried about being quick off the mark, be active and involved.
How ‘raw’ do you want the MA Journal? Use it to document EVERYTHING! Don’t hold back, pitch in, Participate.
Kentridge quote: ‘A Safe Place For Stupidity’ http://julietartmagazine.com/en/william-kentridge/(love this, will put that on my blog in the side!)
William Kentridge, Rubrics, Vertical Thinking, 2012: http://julietartmagazine.com/en/william-kentridge/
We all want to change, challenge, explore.
First year research, trying out, reflecting, Sometimes forward, backward or circles, discomfort but opportunity for learning. Ability to take risks, push boundaries, be open.
Be disciplined, critical, focused.
a lot of teachers in group – challenge to be in a position of not-knowing, my input ‘often on not-knowing we can feel lost, challenge is to find freedom in not knowing’ - allow the freedom.
paying attention to the everyday
not deciding what’s important from the start - A phenomenological approach or bracket and ask ‘what is it that is going on’, think about things critically, engage with others
Be broad but also what excites
Being online is not the same as in person seminars so we need to manage self-care: be somewhere you won’t be interrupted, snack, water, heat, adjust screen etc. Organise files and images so they are easy to find, as you go down the rabbit warren online screenshots, bookmark, label, organize.
Doing work online; Disadvantage of not seeing the physicality. Good photos, lighting, scale, surface and texture details, different angles.
Presenting online; can be polished commercial etc but its not important to focus on that, not slick, it’s about the work and the ideas that’s important so consider this with regard to time-management. Making enquiry - that’s the focus.
Tasks for next session:
Find questionnaire on LMS; visual enquiry
Set up blog
Book tutorials on sheets
Things to do:
Questionnaire
Tutorials sign up,
Add to blog,
Fill in contact info
Personal:
Set up planner,
Deadlines - use calendar on site LMS, add time differences
Image source link:
William Kentridge, Rubrics, Vertical Thinking, 2012: http://julietartmagazine.com/en/william-kentridge/
not for citation or circulation