Site as Origin: Sculpture & Expanded Media

3 units

Site-specific art leaves the studio and engages a site - its built architecture, landscape, social orders, public space, even digital space - as context. At its core, site-work deeply considers the intricacies of a place, then uses this inquiry as a starting point to drive a work's creation. Moving from research to production, students will create a response to a chosen site that transforms, augments, or adapts a viewer's relationship to that space. The course will support students to work with a range of media, from sculptural techniques of woodworking, metalworking, and moldmaking, to expanded media options such as sound and video installation, and digital projects and tools.