Himmel von oben sehen – ein skopisches Regime
Leonie Licht
Institute of Studies in Art and Art Education, Art Theory
2025W, scientific seminar (SEW), 4.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S05659
Description
What does the sky look like from above?
This paradoxical question marks the center of the seminar, which will deal with a specific form of seeing: the vertical perspective. Using aesthetic material from art and popular culture, we will explore this particular view and understand it as a way of looking at the world that shapes our understanding of space and time in the past and present. Like so many before us, we will face two impossibilities: seeing the sky from above and looking at it from below.
After a general introduction, the seminar is divided into two thematic blocks. The overview provided is preliminary, as the seminar will also take into account the questions and concerns of the participants.
The seminar will be held in German.
Examination Modalities
Attendance and participation are important.
Short presentations of your own artistic/theoretical work or other artists' positions on the topic are mandatory.
Final assessment:
- Academic paper on the topic (8–15 pages) or
- Artistic essay on the topic (4–8 pages) or
- Written reflection on your own artistic/theoretical work on the topic (4–8 pages)
Comments
The goals are:
- To critically reflect on the philosophical and cultural implications of ‘looking up’ and ‘looking down’
- To establish interdisciplinary connections between technology, art, and the humanities
- To develop your own research questions on vertical perspective and perception
Key Words
Himmel, Drohnen-/Satelliten(bilder), Luftraum, Luftabwehr, Klima, Perspektive, Vertikalität, skopisches Regime, Sehen, Blick
Dates
Thu, 09 October 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 16 October 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 23 October 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 30 October 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 06 November 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 13 November 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 20 November 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 27 November 2025, 16:00–17:30 Universitätssternwarte - Türkenschanzstraße 17, 1180 Wien (guest lecture: Prof. Dr. Franz Kerschbaum)
Thu, 04 December 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 11 December 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 18 December 2025, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 08 January 2026, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 15 January 2026, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 22 January 2026, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Thu, 29 January 2026, 16:00–17:30 Seminar Room 25
Course Enrolment
From 01 September 2025, 09:00 to 16 October 2025, 09:01
Via online registration
Curriculum Allocation
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: aus Kunsttheorie 067/003.20
Art Education: subject kkp (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 067/003.80
Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 067/003.25
Art Education: subject kkp (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 067/003.80
Art Education: subject tex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 071/003.80
Art Education: subject dae (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 072/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Bachelor): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Master): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: Lehrveranstaltung nach Wahl aus wissenschaftlicher Praxis, SE 074/003.80
Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Seminar aus dem Bereich Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften 074/003.25
Art Education: subject dex (Enhancements study): Wissenschaftliche Praxis: FOR: Lehrveranstaltungen nach Wahl aus Wissenschaftliche Praxis 074/003.80
TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Theoretical foundations: Theoretical foundations 180/003.01
Expanded Museum Studies (Master): Electives: Art Theory 537/080.12
Stage Design (2. Section): Kunsttheorie und Kulturwissenschaften: Kunsttheorie 542/207.03
Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie und Geschichte : Kunsttheorie 566/208.13
Media Arts: Specialisation in Digital Arts (2. Section): Wissenschaft, Theorie, Geschichte: Kunsttheorie 567/208.13
Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften (Master): Electives Area 1: Art Theory 568/005.05
Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften (Master): Electives Area 2: Art Theory 568/006.05
Design: Specialisation in Design and Narrative Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Fundamentals: Humanities 576/203.02
Design: Specialisation in Design and Narrative Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Fundamentals: Economics and Politics 576/203.03
Design: Specialisation in Communication Design (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 577/203.02
Conservation and Restoration (2. Section): Geisteswissenschaften: Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte 588/204.10
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Art Theory, Cultural Studies, Art History, Philosophy 605/202.01
Fine Arts (2. Section): Scientific and Research Practice: Free Electives out of Scientific and Research Practice 605/202.80
Design: Specialisation in Applied Photography and Time-based Media (2. Section): Methodological and Theoretical Basics: Humanities 626/203.02
Co-registration: possible
Attending individual courses: possible