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.
Current Seminars
Aktuelles Fachseminar: [keɪs] Hülle ƒ 2
Dienstag wöchentlich 10:00 – 12:00
Erster Termin 25.10.2022
CASE – Projektraum der Fotografie,
Witschgasse 9-11
Im Seminar [keIs] Hülle ƒ 2 werden studentische Arbeiten im Projektraum CASE gezeigt.
Die Ausstellungen, die jeweils ein/e Studierende/r alleine bestreitet, gehen bewusst mit dem physischen Raum und institutionellen Rahmen um. Im Seminar werden die Arbeiten der Studierenden in Hinblick auf diese Ausstellungen entwickelt und die aktuellen Präsentationen diskutiert, darüber hinaus werden auch andere studentische Projekte besprochen.
Das Seminar ist eine Fortsetzung des Seminars [keIs] Hülle ƒ aus dem Sommersemester 2022.
Die meisten CASE-Ausstellungsplätze sind schon aus dem letzten Semester heraus verplant, wir können maximal 1 bis 2 Ausstellungsplätze neu vergeben.
Sprechstunden: Die Buchung einer Sprechstunde bei Beate Gütschow oder Alex Grein ist nach E-Mail-Absprache möglich.
Aktuelles Grundlagenseminar: Fotografie I
Grundlagenseminar Fotografie Grundstudium
Montag wöchentlich 14:00 – 17:00
Erster Termin 24.10.2022
CASE – Projektraum der Fotografie, Witschgasse 9-11
Das Seminar besteht zu den wöchentlichen Terminen aus jeweils zwei Teilen:
Im ersten 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. Flankiert wird dies durch kleine fotografische Übungen.
Im zweiten Teil des Seminars werden fototechnische Grundlagen gelehrt. Themen wie Blende, Verschlusszeit und Tiefenschärfe werden im Umgang mit verschiedenen Kamerasystemen behandelt. Die Aufnahmetechnik im Studiobereich und der Umgang mit den verschiedenen Scannern und Druckern werden eingehend erläutert. Erste einführende Schritte in das Bildbearbeitungsprogramm Photoshop ergänzen die technische Einweisung.
Im Sommersemester 2023 wird als Fortsetzung ein Grundlagenseminar Fotografie II angeboten. Das Grundlagenseminar Fotografie 1 findet im Wintersemester 2023/2024 erneut statt.
Für diejenigen, die das Grundlagenseminar nicht belegen, trotzdem aber im Fotolabor arbeiten wollen, bieten wir im Wintersemester 2022/2023 eine Kombination aus Online-Tutorials und individuellen Einweisungen an.
Bitte bei Interesse Claudia Trekel und Heiko Diekmeier kontaktieren unter: foto@khm.de
Die Buchung einer Sprechstunde bei Beate Gütschow oder Alex Grein ist nach E-Mail-Absprache möglich.
