Studio of Imaginative Photography 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 307ESIP1 | exam | 4 | 24 exercise hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 82 to 102 hours of self-study | English | winter |
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Name of lecturer(s)
Department
The subject provides Department of Photography
Contents
The imaginative photography studio works across the spectrum of genres and expressions. It is a synthesis
of visual and conceptual thinking, artistic, documentary, multimedia or other approaches. The boundaries
between different types of communication are programmatically nullified here - this is in order to accentuate
the message itself.
The Imaginative Studio creates a creative space for students working across the photographic spectrum.
Here, knowledge of the photographic craft creates a solid base for the extension of autonomous pictorial self-
expression.
In the first semester, students are primarily guided to formulate their own intentions based on previous work and new impulses. Engagement is carried out in the form of a combination of joint and individual consultations and participation in and reflection on other joint studio activities.
The keywords of the Imaginative Photography Studio are:
- Authenticity
- Individuality
- Personality
- Synthesis
Main themes
1 - 2/ assigning a theme for the studio exercise, specifying the programme (studio visits, exhibitions, inviting
guests, additional modules and workshops
3/ collaborative discussion of the topic - results of own research as directed by the studio leader
4 - 6/ individual and joint consultation of exhibition projects - conceptual proposals, conception, consultation
of the process
7-8/ additional studio activities according to the assignment from the beginning of the semester
9 - 10/ individual and joint consultation of projects in process, reflection, critical analysis, discussion,
inspirational suggestions
11/ realization of the exhibition project and book - proofreading of the final form, ways of solving technical
difficulties
12/ post-production, printing, adjustment, test installation
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student gains comprehensive knowledge and experience in the creation of
original exhibition projects. The requirements for their scope and quality, the ratio of guidance by the teacherand independent work, are based on the particular semester that the student is currently studying. The
listener is able to reflect on his/her work in a written explication, which prepares him/her for the defense of
the final thesis. In the term paper, the student practices his/her presentation skills, teamwork, authenticity of
authorship, and the ability to organize a topic into a book format. Emphasis is placed on the thought
background, sensibility, and authentic individual creative attitude of each student.
Prerequisites and other requirements
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Literature
Required:
Alberro, Alexander, Sabeth Buchmann: Art After Conceptual Art, MIT Press,
Cambridge and London, 2006
Fried Michael: Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before, Yale University
Press, New Haven 2008
Bourriaud, Nicolas: Relational Aesthetics, Dijon: Les presses du réel, 2002
Cotton Charlotte: The Photography as Contemporary Art, London, Thames
Hudson, 2004
Wells, Liz: The Photography Cultures Reader: Representation, Agency and Identity, London: Routledge,
2019
Recommended:
Aranda, Julieta; Wood, Brian Kuan; Vidokle, Anton (ed.): E-flux journal, What is Contemporary Art?, Berlin:
Sternberg Press, 2010
Kuc, Kamila; Zylinska, Joanna (ed.): Photomediations: A Reader, 2016
Statzer, Mary (ed.): The Photographic Object 1970, Oakland: University of California Press, 2016
Dekker, Annet: Curating digital art: From presenting and collecting digital art to networked co-curation,
Evaluation methods and criteria
Completion of a studio exercise - a book on a given topic, realization of an exhibition project, development of general knowledge of the history of art and photography and the theory of contemporary visual art, development of analytical reflection skills
Note
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Schedule for winter semester 2025/2026:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Wed | 09:00–16:25 | Rudolf PREKOP | Studio No. 113 Lažanský palác |
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Schedule for summer semester 2025/2026:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Photography EN - Bachelor - 2022 (Required elective subjects)