UNIDEE - University of Ideas is an educational programme investigating the relationship between art and the public sphere and combining theory with practice. Through a new programme based on a weekly research and project laboratory under the guidance of a mentor and the active participation of a guest, the residency modules developed for 2016 focus on three new macro topics wich are: research, gift and alteration.

ELAPSING TIME IN EXPANDED ARTWORK: PRACTICES OF THE UNCONSCIOUS THROUGH MEANS OF ACTIVISM
7 Nov/ 11 Nov 2016
Mentor: Aria Spinelli
Guest: Nuria Güell
Where: Cittadellarte, Biella (IT)
Deadline for applications: 18.10.2016

What is the relationship between emotion and activism?

Focusing on the relationship between emotion and activism, this one-week module looks at how practices of listening and wellbeing enhance collective sensibility within groups.
Spanish artist Núria Güell will not only be a guest on the module but also the initiator of an elapsed time-frame of research in which participants will deeply map the social and political implications of her recent work, La Feria de las Floras (2015).

This workshop ultimately aims at widening the horizon of on-going debates around the relationship between artistic practices and social movements by performing and embodying emotionality in a temporary and communal environment. It will touch upon (but not be limited to) concepts such as emancipation, female subjectivity, performance and protest.
TOPICS/ TAGS

Research, art, social movements, imagination, imaginary, visual culture, art history, participation, unconscious, responsibility, dream work, sounds, environment, deep mapping, institutions, alteration.

FEES AND SUPPORT
570,00 €
Including accomodation and half-board.

For submitting your application and for the complete schedule and outline please check here. (http://www.cittadellarte.it/unidee/activity.html?id=76)