Ceramic Literacy - Keramische Lesekompetenz

Andrea Hoke
Institute of Art and Technology, Ceramics Studio
2025W, Vorlesung und Übungen (VU), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S05693

Description

The course is affiliated with the ceramics studio programs of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. It is intended to take place in cooperation with the university’s ceramics collection.
Throughout the course, students will engage both theoretically and practically with tacit, craft-based, and artistic forms of knowledge. Using objects from the MAK collection, they will learn to read, decode, and interpret these pieces artistically and craft-wise, in the spirit of “material literacy” (A.S. Lehmann, 2016).

Examination Modalities

Assessment is based on the work produced and takes the form of an oral examination or presentation at the end of the semester.

Attendance is mandatory (minimum 80%).

Comments

The course is intended as a continuation of a completed introductory course in the ceramics studio.
!!ATTENTION:
The course will be conducted in a co-teaching format with Sascha Zaitseva. Therefore, you will need to register again on BASE for Sascha Zaitseva’s course, using the same course title.

Key Words

stilles Wissen, tacit knowledge, Praxiswissen, knowing in action, reflective practice, material literacy, ceramics

Dates

06 October 2025, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
13 October 2025, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
20 October 2025, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
03 November 2025, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
10 November 2025, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
17 November 2025, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
24 November 2025, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
01 December 2025, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
15 December 2025, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
12 January 2026, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
19 January 2026, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio
26 January 2026, 13:00–16:00 Ceramics Studio

Course Enrolment

From 01 September 2025, 09:00
Via online registration

TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Artistic and art technology foundations: Artistic and art technology foundations 180/002.01

Cross-Disciplinary Strategies (Master): Study Areas 1-3: Study Area 1: Artistic Strategies and Approaches to Art 569/020.10

Fine Arts (2. Section): Artistic and Research Practice: Offers beyond the ZKF 605/201.02

Cross-Disciplinary Strategies (Bachelor): Artistic Strategies and Approaches to Art: Deepening and Application 700/001.20

Co-registration: not possible

Attending individual courses: not possible