IPHTI-UT 1000 Class code Name: Alessandra Capodacqua Instructors Details NYUHome Email Address: [email protected] Office Hours: by appointment Villa Uli i Office !ocation: NA Villa Uli i Office E"tension: NA Assistant #rofessor: %iuseppe &oscano NYUHome Email Address: gt()@nyu.edu Office Hours: by appointment Villa Uli i Office !ocation: NA Villa Uli i Office E"tension: NA For fieldtrips refer to the email with trip instructions and trip assistant’s cell phone number *emester: *pring +,-( Class Details .ull &itle of Course: /irected #rojects 1 E"perimental #2otography: 3nno ation in History and #ractice 4eeting /ays and &imes: 4onday5 6ednesday and &2ursday (:(,7):(,pm Classroom !ocation: please note t2at t2e course is 2eld at .onda8ione *tudio 4arangoni in do9nto9n .lorence 1 *an !oren8o area5 ery close to *an 4arco5 92ere bus +) stops. .*4:s $acilities are located in Via *an ;anobi -<= and (+=. >#lease note t2at = ?=E/@ street numbers in .lorence desi'nate businesses. /on:t be con$usedAB. !ectures and critiques are 2eld at in Via *an ;anobi -<=5 92ile lab 9ork is done in Via *an ;anobi (+=. 3n Via *an ;anobi -<= t2ere is a library entirely dedicated to photography5 9it2 o er (.),, books. 3t is open e ery day e"cept *undays $rom ( to D pm. D,E of t2e books are in Englis25 and NYU students are 9elcome to use it. &2ere are no prerequisites $or t2is course. An analog or di'ital camera is required. Prerequisites *tudents re'istering $or t2is course must also re'ister $or /irected #rojects !ab .lorence can be considered t2e 2istoric capital of optics: as t2e leading center $or t2e Class Description production of lenses and spectacles in t2e =enaissance5 it 9as also a center $or e"traordinary e"perimentation regarding t2e science of ision. &2e e"periments and 9ritings of suc2 masters as Frunellesc2i5 %2iberti5 !eonardo da Vinci5 %io an Fattista della #orta and %alileo5 among ot2ers5 are testimony to t2e e"traordinary contributions made 2ere to t2e understanding of si'2t and to t2e de elopment of de ices t2at aided5 altered or controlled ision $or artistic purpose. &2is course proposes to conte"tuali8e 2istoric photographic tec2niques 9it2in t2is ric2 conte"t of t2e 2istory of optics. An in aluable resource $or t2is e"ploration 9ill be t2e Acton #2otograph Arc2i e at Villa !a #ietra 9it2 its ric2 collection of glass negati es5 stereographs5 sil er and albumen prints. *tudents 9ill t2us be able to learn about t2ese 2istoric tec2niques by e"amining Grst2and sur i in'5 in some cases e"tremely rare5 e"amples of t2em. .ollo9ing t2e inspiration of t2ese 2istoric tec2niques5 $rom t2e e"periments of t2e .lorentine =enaissance artists to t2ose of t2e Alinari Frot2ers5 a Grm $ounded in .lorence in t2e nineteent2 century and reno9ned t2rou'2out t2e 9orld as an early inno ator in t2e uses and tec2niques of photography5 students 9ill 2a e t2e opportunity to e"plore and de elop t2eir indi idual e"pression t2rou'2 t2eir o9n projects. *tudents are e"pected to 9ork on e"tended projects to de elop an aest2etic and coherent photographic language and a personal approac2 to t2e photographic medium in a diHerent en ironment. An emphasis is also placed on reGning cra$t in relation to ideas5 and to researc2 on an indi idual basis5 being it crucial in de eloping an artistic practice. Assi'nments are desi'ned to 2elp e"plore options $or tec2nical control as 9ell as isual e"perimentation. Ieeping in mind t2e inseparability of photographic tec2nique and e"pression5 students are e"pected to articulate t2eir particular c2oices in relation to t2e o erall conceptual approac2 of t2e projects. Critiques of assi'nments are important to t2e progress of eac2 indi idual in t2e class5 to 2elp erbali8e isual concepts5 and to learn to see acti ely. .inal e"am consists in t2e presentation of a port$olio of photographs and an artistJs statement. On completion of t2is course5 students s2ould: Desired Outcomes • Ha e impro ed t2eir ability to t2ink critically5 engage in comple" reasoning and e"press t2eir creati ity and t2eir t2ou'2ts clearly t2rou'2 t2eir 9ritten and photographic 9orC • Ha e de eloped a sensiti ity to t2e importance of li'2t and composition in creating a photograph • Ha e de eloped an appreciation $or 2istorical processes as 9ell as contemporary tec2niques5 i.e. di'ital de elopment and post production • Ha e learned intermediate to ad anced editing and en2ancement tools of /i'ital post production ?Adobe !i'2troom® L Adobe #2otos2op®) • Ha e 9orked to9ards a cohesi e body of 9ork to be s2o9n in t2e Gnal e"2ibition and Gnal critique Attendance and #articipation: +,E Assessment Components Eac2 #2oto Assi'nments ?M - to M N 1 -, photographs 9it2 statement@@: -,E .inal #roject ?port$olio composed of -+7-) photographs 9it2 statement@: N,E .ailure to submit or $ulGll any required course component results in $ailure of t2e class. Course 'rades are based on class participation7discussion5 assi'nments5 critiques5 papers5 quantity7quality of energy and ima'ination in ested in eac2 assi'nment5 e"ecution of photographic t2eory in practice5 oral presentation and Gnal critique. *tudents are e"pected to attend all classesO absences 9ill aHect course 'rade. &ardiness to class is not tolerated as it disrupts t2e class in session. !abs are mandatory class sessions. &2e course consists of lectures5 critiques5 slide s2o95 museums and photo arc2i es isits5 practical demonstrations5 and lab time. &2e course concentrates on e"ploring alternati e met2ods to create photography and de elop a body of 9orC. Assi'nments are desi'ned to 2elp look into options $or tec2nical control as 9ell as isual e"perimentation. Ieeping in mind t2e inseparability of photographic tec2nique and e"pression5 students are e"pected to articulate t2eir particular c2oices in relation to t2e o erall conceptual and tec2nical approac2 of t2e projects. *tatements and essays must be emailed to bot2 instructors5 BEFO E !:00am OF THE DATE INDICATED ON THE $%&&ABU$. *ubmission recei ed a$ter <:,,am are treated as late. Handwritten papers are not accepted. *tudents are required to take pictures on a regular basis. *ome classes are dedicated to picture taCin'. (UIDE&INES FO ACCESSI#( THE PHOTO( APH A CHI)E 3n order to consult t2e Acton #2otograph arc2i e5 please go to t2e Office of Academic *upport. Jenni$er /ronsGeld ? [email protected] * 9ill assist you in maCing an appointment to isit t2e arc2i e. Access usually occurs in t9o steps: Grst5 researc2ers consult t2e Gnding aid to prepare a list of images to be ie9ed5 and t2en return anot2er day to see t2e photographs. Appointments are made based on t2e a ailability of Collection Office staH to assist 9it2 researc2 and prepare t2e photographs5 t2ere$ore please contact Office of Academic *upport at least a 9eek in ad ance of your desired meeting date. A+ICI DE(&I ST U+ENTI +USICA&I +E+BE SHIP CA D NYU in .lorence pro ides e ery student 9it2 an Amici degli Strumenti Musicali members2ip card. &2is card 'rants $ree unlimited admission to t2e $ollo9ing state museums in .lorence: Uffi8i5 Accademia5 #itti5 %alleria #alatina5 %alleria d:Arte 4oderna5 %alleria del Costume5 %iardini di Foboli5 *an 4arco5 Fargello5 Cappelle 4edicee5 Cenacolo di Andrea del *arto a *an *al i5 Villa 4edicea di Castello5 Villa 4edicea di #oggio a Caiano5 and Villa 4edicea della #etraia. *tudents are required to bring t2is card to e ery site isit $or t2is class. 3$ students $ail to bring t2eir card on t2e day of class isit or t2ey lose t2eir card5 t2ey 9ill be required to pay $or t2eir o9n admission to t2e museum. 3$ t2e card is stolen5 please contact t2e Office of Academic *upport in Villa Uli i immediately. Amici degli Strumenti Musicali members2ip cards are non1trans$erable and are personali8ed $or eac2 indi idual student. &2e card can only be used by t2e student 92ose name appears on t2e back of t2e card. 4useums in some cases 9ill ask to see a second 3/ as proof of identiGcation. (rade A: &2e student makes e"cellent use of empirical and t2eoretical material and Assessment Expectations offers structured arguments in 2is72er 9orC. &2e student 9rites compre2ensi e essays7e"am questions and 2is72er 9ork s2o9s strong e idence of critical t2ou'2t and e"tensi e readin'. (rade B: &2e candidate s2o9s a good understanding of t2e problem and 2as demonstrated t2e ability to $ormulate and e"ecute a coherent researc2 strategy (rade C: &2e 9ork is acceptable and s2o9s a basic 'rasp of t2e researc2 problem. Ho9e er5 t2e 9ork $ails to organi8e Gndings coherently and is in need of impro ement (rade D: &2e 9ork passes because some rele ant points are made. Ho9e er5 t2ere may be a problem of poor deGnition5 lack of critical a9areness5 poor researc2 (rade F: &2e 9ork s2o9s t2at t2e researc2 problem is not understoodO t2ere is little or no critical a9areness and t2e researc2 is clearly negli'ible AR<N1-,, (rade con-ersion A1R<,1<( FSRTD1T< FRTN1TU F1RT,1T( C+RDD1D< C=DN1DU C-RD,1D( /SRUD1U< /RU)1UU .Rbelo9 U) Please re0er to Assessment Expectations and t1e polic/ on late su2mission o0 'ork (radin. Polic/ Attendance: Attendance Polic/ Attendance is e"pected and required of all students. Any absences 9ill negati ely impact upon your course 'rade Absences: In case o0 a2sence, re.ardless o0 t1e reason, t1e student is responsi2le 0or completin. missed assi.nments, .ettin. notes and ma3in. up missed 'ork in a timel/ manner 2ased upon a sc1edule t1at is mutuall/ a.reed upon 2et'een t1e 0acult/ member and t1e student A2sence Due to Illness ● 3$ you are sicC5 please see a doctor ?contact t2e OS! $or in$ormation@.