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about the programme
The installation studio in the bachelor of fine arts reaches out to different media. A critical discourse on the (moving) image, the performative, object and space form the starting point in the design of the installation. If possible, your work of art becomes 'site-specific'; the place or manner in which you display the work contributes to its meaning. You choose this route from 1st bachelor onwards. In the master of fine arts, the distinction between the disciplines falls away.

fine arts:
installation

about the programme
study path
bachelor visual arts
graduating option fine arts
study path installation
3 years
language
Dutch
English master

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Installation as a discipline

Installation occupies a prominent place in the visual arts. In an installation, all media can be used and the contradictions and possibilities of the environment are important. Within modernity, artists grew an interest in artistic practice as a kind of (temporary) entrepreneurship by setting up an adventurous space within a larger context. Their motives indicated a questioning of the object-based in art and also wanted to connect to a discourse on a specific space for art.

Site-specific

The installation is not necessarily a large-scale undertaking but rather a way of working that does not bind itself to any one medium and is sensitive to the relationship between image and environment. If anything, the artwork becomes 'site-specific'; the showplace of the artwork or the way the artist displays the work contributes to its meaning. Each artist gives their own interpretation to this notion of spatiality and 'site-specificity'. Moreover, this practice is at times connected to public space, as the artist does not necessarily keep his work within the confines of the studio or regular exhibition space.

Image, object, space

The trajectory installation reaches out to different media. A critical discourse on (moving) image, the performative, object and space form the starting point in the design of the installation. This means that visual means such as object, drawing, text, photo, moving image and the human body can be used in a possibly temporary, site-specific and spatial whole. Production and presentation often coincide in the installation. This encourages you as a student to regularly display your work inside and also outside the walls of the studio. The regular show moments give you the chance to test your vision and feedback on new developments and an individual course. Through individual guidance and group discussions, you sharpen those intentions and learn to deepen your insights and skills in developing the installation. The guidance emphasises critical ability in the handling and use of visual resources. 

In the studio, you have a small workspace or study area at your disposal. The studio is further divided into several technical workshops (wood, metal, digital, etc.) and a central set-up area. A diverse team of teachers and guest professors will guide you through your artistic development. People who each bring various imagery, aspects and visions on installations from their own practice.

study programme bachelor

1E BACHELOR
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Atelier beeld & installatie I
18
J
Atelier beeld & installatie II
18
J
Tekenen 1 (Installatie)
6
J
Theorie en geschiedenis van de installatiekunst 1
3
J
Overzicht van de wijsbegeerte
3
J
Overzicht van de kunst: avant-garde tot heden
3
J
Kunstenaarsteksten 1
3
J
Inleiding tot het onderzoek in de kunsten
3
1
Psychologie van de waarneming en beeldanalyse
3
1
Beeldanalyse
1
1
Psychologie van de waarneming
2
1
60
2E BACHELOR
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Atelier beeld & installatie III
12
J
Atelier beeld & installatie IV
12
J
Tekenen 2 (Installatie)
6
J
Theorie en geschiedenis van
de installatiekunst 2
3
J
Kunstfilosofie 1
3
J
Overzicht van de kunsten: renaissance tot avant-garde
3
J
Kunstenaarsteksten 2
3
J
Lectuur teksten vanuit historisch perspectief
2
Schrijven
1
Studie van literaire teksten 1
3
J
Antropologie van de kunsten
3
1
Minor te kiezen
12
1+2
60
3E BACHELOR
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Atelier beeld & installatie V
10
J
Atelier beeld & installatie VI
20
J
Kunstfilosofie 2
3
J
Studie van literaire teksten 2
3
J
Kunstenaarsteksten 3
3
J
Semiotiek
3
2
Initiatie werkveld beeldende kunst
3
1
Minor te kiezen
12
1+2
Dossier
3
2
60

study programme master

1E MASTER
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Masterproef
29
J
Scriptie
9
J
Theoretische seminaries
12
J
Keuze 1 seminaries
4
J
Keuze 2 seminaries
8
J
Keuze 3 seminaries
12
J
Masterclass Vrije kunsten
4
J
Te kiezen
6
J
Kunst in het werkveld
6
J
Keuzevak binnen AUGent
6
J
60
ENGLISH MASTER
60 credits
Course unit
Credits
Sem
Master's Project
29
Y
Thesis
9
Y
Elective Seminars
12
1/2
Masterclass Fine Arts
4
1/2/Y
To choose
6
1/2/Y
Arts in Practice
6
Elective courses within Ghent university Association
6
60

enrolment

If you want to apply for an academic bachelor's degree, you must first pass an artistic admission test. To enter the master's programme, you will take part in an orientation test. These are organised several times per academic year.

contact
you'll follow most classes at
Cloquet
2, Louis Pasteurlaan
9000 Ghent
the studio is located on
Kunsttoren
5, Offerlaan
9000 Ghent

credits

  1. Romy Buquet, Graduation 2023, photo: Giada Cicchetti
  2. Buelens Rut, Graduation 2023