EcoSensory Studio activates the five senses as entry points for creative research and ecological exchange. You may think you know what art looks like, but how do contemporary makers use smell, touch, sound, and/or taste to engage environmental questions? We will explore sound walking, plant communication, collaborative meals and more, looking to the work of artists and designers like Otobong Nkanga, Katie Paterson, Norman Long, and Fereshteh Toosi to investigate multisensory making for a changing planet. Weekly readings, student-led presentations, critique and discussion will contextualize our creative experiments toward the development of three, multi-part studio art projects.
- Teacher: Christa Donner