Workshop Viktor Kolář 1

Tutor:

Viktor KOLÁŘ

Synopsis:

Studio of Documentary Photography of prof. Pavel Dias

WORKSHOP: „Happenings - all what we're living“

Prerequisites:

Classification:

Exam: classification will be given on the basis of fulfilling individual tasks and evaluation of the work delivered. Prerequisite for the evaluation of the student is a 60% attendance to the lectures, attendance to the compulsory mutual consultations given at the beginning of the tuition and delivering of the requested outcomes and recorded realizations in a digital form with the 300 dpi resolution and 250 mm of the longer side.

Study Objectives:

Outline and Syllabus:

Description of the subject:

With help of all creative means of documentary photography, we attempt to captivate „the atmosphere“

of accidental and „non-understandable“ being. This way we come closer to the feeling of how life manifests itself to us such as: „tragicomedy“ or „chain of stereotypical events“ or possibly as if „every moment is sacred“ /Sri Chinmoy/. It seems to be our ability to see „happenings“ directly or by peripheral vision or very often anticipate them by intuition.

What is firm is not usually fragile as poet says, what is missing then are the finest nerve-fibers , creating vibrations during fine responses of our soul. The world around unfortunately shows liking rather for firm ones. Paradoxically the softness is the power that enables us go further into our inner-self oe outside as well.That is maybe the way how to captivate the happenings...

„In everyday flow all of that seems easier, it goes on by itself, today, yesterday or tomorrow“

Description of the workshop:

I will use this workshop to present some of these ideas on my personal images from the 60s and 70s. Also I use other people /photographers!/ images to see how they recorded the „everyday“ happenings. As I view „happenings“ myself they have very little in common with media presentation. But I admit the media have impact on me as well on my personal happenings. Besides viewing samples of photographs we will lead uninterapted „discussion“ on the subject.

Assignment:

Series of 15-20 personal documentary photographs captivating such happenings. The work is produced in b.w.photos or colour photos or digital. Given size will be announced during workshops.

Study materials:

Publications and sources:

My personal books, Archives of life /in writing/, books of other photographers

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2008/2009:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2008/2009:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Fotografie EN - bakalář (qualification subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie EN - magistr (qualification subject, optional subject)