Photography
The teaching area of photography focuses on conceptual work and experimenting with the photographic medium.
Starting out from the perception of photography as a medium that represents reality, students will explore the difference between the photographic depiction and the depicted subject as a way of discovering the possibilities, conditions and boundaries of the medium. This can also involve going beyond the realm of photography and incorporating other media. Possible areas of study include works that straddle the border between still and moving images, or practices that combine ‘hand-crafted’ approaches with machine-based or photographic methods of recording.
We look at how photographic images have been used by artists in previous decades, but also how photographs turn up in different areas of present-day society and the influence they have upon the viewer’s gaze – considering, for example, the use of product photography by manufacturing companies, the pictures generated by surveillance technology or everyday images created with camera phones. Another interesting aspect is the relationship between photography and painting, as painting has had the most significant influence on our idea of what makes a ‘successful’ image.
Studying art photography is not just a matter of reflecting upon the medium, however; it also involves engaging with historical, social, political, local, private or marginal themes, subjecting these to careful examination and evaluating one’s own particular interest in them, with a view to subsequently working on these topics using photographic means or another medium.
The aim is for students to develop their individual artistic stance, which may also be clearly opposed to the content and themes described above. In this respect, the realm of photography serves as a reflective framework within which students are encouraged to formulate their own position.
Starting out from the perception of photography as a medium that represents reality, students will explore the difference between the photographic depiction and the depicted subject as a way of discovering the possibilities, conditions and boundaries of the medium. This can also involve going beyond the realm of photography and incorporating other media. Possible areas of study include works that straddle the border between still and moving images, or practices that combine ‘hand-crafted’ approaches with machine-based or photographic methods of recording.
We look at how photographic images have been used by artists in previous decades, but also how photographs turn up in different areas of present-day society and the influence they have upon the viewer’s gaze – considering, for example, the use of product photography by manufacturing companies, the pictures generated by surveillance technology or everyday images created with camera phones. Another interesting aspect is the relationship between photography and painting, as painting has had the most significant influence on our idea of what makes a ‘successful’ image.
Studying art photography is not just a matter of reflecting upon the medium, however; it also involves engaging with historical, social, political, local, private or marginal themes, subjecting these to careful examination and evaluating one’s own particular interest in them, with a view to subsequently working on these topics using photographic means or another medium.
The aim is for students to develop their individual artistic stance, which may also be clearly opposed to the content and themes described above. In this respect, the realm of photography serves as a reflective framework within which students are encouraged to formulate their own position.
aktuelle Seminare
Aktuelles Fachseminar: Case II - Open Studios
Prof. Beate Gütschow, Alex Grein
Prof. Beate Gütschow, Alex Grein
Montags wöchentlich 16:00 – 16:00
Erster Termin 26.10.2020
Im Fachseminar „in Case II - Open Studios“ werden Strukturen und Strategien in
künstlerischen Arbeitsprozessen thematisiert. Nach einem Kunststudium müssen sich
Künstler*innen neue Ressourcen und Produktionsmöglichkeiten erarbeiten. Wie
organisiert sich ein/e Künstler*in? Welche Infrastruktur wird benötigt, um das eigene
Schaffen voranzutreiben? Welche Öffentlichkeiten suchen Künstler*innen auf? Um
diese Fragen zu reflektieren, werden wir Künstler*innen in ihren Ateliers bzw. ihren
Arbeitsumfeldern besuchen. Abhängig von der Corona-Situation findet das Seminar
physisch oder aber als Online-Konferenz auf einer Video-Plattform statt.
Darüber hinaus werden im Seminar aktuelle studentische Projekte besprochen. Auch
theoretische Texte und Filme werden die Grundlage für einzelne Seminartermine
bilden.
Sprechstunden: Die Buchung einer Sprechstunde bitte per E-Mail an Beate Gütschow
und Alex Grein
Aktuelles Grundlagenseminar: Fotografie I
Prof. Beate Gütschow, Alex Grein, Heiko Diekmeier, Claudia Trekel
Prof. Beate Gütschow, Alex Grein, Heiko Diekmeier, Claudia Trekel
Grundlagenseminar Fotografie Grundstudium
Dienstag wöchentlich 10:00 – 13:00
Erster Termin 27.10.2020
In einem Teil wird anhand der studentischen Arbeiten an der Entwicklung einer
eigenen künstlerischen Haltung gearbeitet. Die Studierenden zeigen ihre aktuellen
Skizzen und Projekte, wobei diese auch über das Medium Fotografie hinausweisen
können. Daneben wird eine Auswahl sowohl etablierter als auch aktueller
künstlerischer Positionen, die mit dem Medium Fotografie arbeiten, im Seminar
vorgestellt und diskutiert.
In dem anderen Teil des Seminars werden fototechnische Grundlagen vermittelt.
Themen wie Blende, Verschlusszeit und Tiefenschärfe werden im Umgang mit
digitalen Spiegelreflexkameras behandelt. Die Aufnahmetechnik im Studiobereich und
der Umgang mit den verschiedenen Scannern, Druckern und dem Durst Lambda-
Belichter werden in kleinen Gruppen eingehend erläutert. Erste einführende Schritte
in das Bildbearbeitungsprogramm Photoshop ergänzen die technische Einweisung. Im
Sommersemester 2021 wird als Fortsetzung ein Grundlagenseminar Fotografie II
angeboten.
Das Grundlagenseminar wird zunächst auf 20 Personen begrenzt.
Für diejenigen, die nicht das Grundlagenseminar belegen, trotzdem aber im Fotolabor
arbeiten wollen, bieten wir Einführungstermine an. Die Teilnahme an einer Einführung
ist Voraussetzung, um die Scan- und Druckmöglichkeiten des Fotolabors nutzen zu
können.
Semesterapparat: Heroes of the Year: Helena Almeida, Talia Chetrit, Simon Denny,
Hans-Peter Feldmann, Sabine Hornig, Mark Leckey, Katja Novitskova, Peter Piller,
Rebecca Ann Tess, Annette Kelm, Tobias Zielony, Irmel Kamp, Hilla und Bernd Becher.
