Course Contents
[b]Architecture, Photography, and the Glass Slide Collection of the Department "History of Architecture and Art"[/b]
The slide library of the Department "History of Architecture and Art" contains around 60,000 glass slides that were used as teaching aids to train architects in the early post-war era. The collection is of great value regarding science history, media history, photo theory, and cultural policy. Currently, the collection is partly being cataloged, digitized, and made accessible to the public. The glass slide collection gathers photographs of buildings from all epochs of architectural history and thus lends itself to examining compositional issues in architectural photography. In the seminar, we will examine the systematics of the glass slides in the collection, the architectural and art historical canon they represent, architectural photographic strategies and practices, and technical and theoretical aspects of the photographic. The goal is to develop an exhibition that focuses on the history of the collection, the technical history of the medium, the glass slide as a teaching tool, and photographic issues. Thus, in addition to examining the collection, we will also deal with photography as a medium in curatorial practice.
(Evaluation criteria: Presentation, exhibition text, participation in planning and organizing the exhibition (no term paper))
[b]Dates:[/b]
[u]Introductory session:[/u]
Oct. 20, 2023 (10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
[u]Block sessions (10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. each):[/u]
October 27 and 28, 2023
November 17 and 18, 2023
December 01 and 02, 2023 (setup and opening of the exhibition)
Preconditions
Passive knowledge of German is absolutely necessary.
Expected Number of Participants
20
Further Grading Information
Introductory session:
Oct. 20, 2023 (10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
Block sessions (10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. each):
October 27 and 28, 2023
November 17 and 18, 2023
December 01, 2023
Setup and Opening of the Exhibition: to be determined
Additional Information
3 CP
[b]Architecture, Photography, and the Glass Slide Collection of the Department "History of Architecture and Art"[/b]
The slide library of the Department "History of Architecture and Art" contains around 60,000 glass slides that were used as teaching aids to train architects in the early post-war era. The collection is of great value regarding science history, media history, photo theory, and cultural policy. Currently, the collection is partly being cataloged, digitized, and made accessible to the public. The glass slide collection gathers photographs of buildings from all epochs of architectural history and thus lends itself to examining compositional issues in architectural photography. In the seminar, we will examine the systematics of the glass slides in the collection, the architectural and art historical canon they represent, architectural photographic strategies and practices, and technical and theoretical aspects of the photographic. The goal is to develop an exhibition that focuses on the history of the collection, the technical history of the medium, the glass slide as a teaching tool, and photographic issues. Thus, in addition to examining the collection, we will also deal with photography as a medium in curatorial practice.
(Evaluation criteria: Presentation, exhibition text, participation in planning and organizing the exhibition (no term paper))
[b]Dates:[/b]
[u]Introductory session:[/u]
Oct. 20, 2023 (10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
[u]Block sessions (10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. each):[/u]
October 27 and 28, 2023
November 17 and 18, 2023
December 01 and 02, 2023 (setup and opening of the exhibition)
Preconditions
Passive knowledge of German is absolutely necessary.
Expected Number of Participants
20
Further Grading Information
Introductory session:
Oct. 20, 2023 (10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
Block sessions (10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1 p.m.-3 p.m. each):
October 27 and 28, 2023
November 17 and 18, 2023
December 01, 2023
Setup and Opening of the Exhibition: to be determined
Additional Information
3 CP
- Lehrende: Christiane Salge
- Lehrende: Elena Skarke
Semester: Inverno 2023/24