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Identical coursesMy Beautiful Catastrophe (B-LUCA-K35179)
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Cannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
Venrooij Esther (coordinator) | Smedts Ronny | Van den Hole Caro | Venrooij Esther | N. Aims
A collaborative and expansive cultural initiative has been developed, fostering a meaningful partnership between Art, Design and Architecture colleges situated in both Belgium and Indonesia.
Climate change and how communities respond is the main narrative for this project. We aim to facilitate an artistic and design-driven exchange of perspectives, bringing together diverse creative professionals to collectively explore and transform cultural narratives.
Visual arts, storytelling and scenography bridging cultural borders.
This course aims to acquire the following competences, focused on a few soft skills: communication skills, emotional Intelligence, adaptability, teamwork and collaboration.
We use the transition makers framework to learn the skills and attitudes to shape transitions:
The student is able to reflect on their own thoughts, feelings, desires, self-image and ability to regulate oneself.
The student is able to display openness and curiosity by a willingness to be vulnerable and embrace change and growth.
The student is able to critically review the validity of views, evidence and plans.
The student has a keen sense of being connected with and/or being a part of a larger whole, such as a community, humanity or global ecosystem.
The student is able to listen to others, foster genuine dialogue, advocate views, manage conflicts and adapt communication to diverse groups.
The student is able to apply intercultural competences and show an inclusive mindset.
The student is able to apply creative thinking techniques to generate and develop original ideas and innovations.
The student can clearly argue his/her/their formal choices and to have a critical, constructive dialogue about them with teachers, fellow students, and others; the student is able to fulfil his/her/their intentions towards the public.
Through these objectives, this program achieves the following education-specific learning outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
Previous knowledge
An elective course, open for all LUCA Bachelor students and open for KUleuven Architecture students. The student has the necessary technical skills to realise a project in an independent way.
Enrolment to this course is limited to a maximum of 25 students. Students need to upload in advance (no later than 22 September 2024) a file on My Beautiful Catastrophe ( filename: name_surname_department)
This 1 PDF/file should include a proposal to convince us ! This can be inspired by your portfolio, your method, your personality or your way of looking at the imposed theme.
The students with the most convincing proposals will be selected to register for this course.
Please don’t forget to fill out the contact sheet in the file My Beautiful Catastrophe so we can contact you on the 23th september if you are selected!
Is included in these courses of study
- Bachelor in de interieurvormgeving (Gent) 180 ects.
- Courses for exchange students Visual Arts (Ghent)
- Bachelor in de beeldende kunsten (Brussel) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de audiovisuele kunsten (Brussel) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de beeldende kunsten (Gent) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de audiovisuele kunsten (Genk) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in de beeldende kunsten (Genk) 180 ects.
- Bachelor in het productdesign (Genk) 180 ects.
Activities
6 ects. My Beautiful Catastrophe (B-LUCA-K51783)
English96 Both termsSmedts Ronny | Van den Hole Caro | Venrooij Esther | N. Content
By forging connections between two nations (Indonesia and Belgium), this inclusive project seeks to transcend geographical boundaries and foster a cross-cultural dialogue that goes beyond traditional academics. Participants are encouraged to delve into the complexities of climate change, unravelling its multifaceted implications on society, the environment, and the broader cultural fabric. Moreover, the collaborative nature of this initiative extends beyond the physical realms of artistic and architectural exploration. It envisions an interconnected community of thinkers and creators, fostering long-lasting relationships that extend beyond the immediate scope of the project.
The theme “The impact of climate change through generations’
Climate change is inseparable from the multiple ecological, social, and economic crises of an interconnected world that is spiralling out of control.
The source of these troubles cannot be reduced to a single cause, even one so all-encompassing as human usurpation of natural processes, since the Anthropocene itself cannot be understood apart from the economic order of capitalist extractivism driven by petroculture, the pernicious influence of the military-industrial complex and the crimes and long-lasting consequences of slavery and colonialism in unleashing modern forms of exploitation and cultivating the disconnect from nature.
Artists have uncovered a multitude of ways in which humans are interconnected with the natural order, from exploring what is shared with animals and plants, to shattering the myth of individuality through understanding organisms as sites of microbial kinship and cooperation. This has been taken even further to detail how the building blocks of human bodies are made up of the same chemical elements as mountains and oceans.
The response to the planetary dimensions of climate change requires not a one-sided or solely technocratic approach, but a systematic change in orientation and attitudes to the natural world by transforming behaviours and political priorities to achieve climate justice for all terrestrials.
Evaluation
My Beautiful Catastrophe (B-LUCA-K75179)
Explanation
| Assessment | Grading scale |
|---|---|
| TOTAL | Pass / Fail |
rocess Evaluation: 40 %
Participation rate: 20%
Presentation of personal work: 40%
The practical exam contains an integrated and complete presentation, the student presents his work during the exhibitions and uploads a digital presentation of the work.
The process evaluation monitors the learning process by systematically gathering information about its progress through assessment in four crucial workshops. At these times, it is assessed whether and to what extent the interim objectives have been achieved. Reasoning and method are also taken into account during the process evaluation.
By participation rate we mean cooperation during contact moments. This ranges from actively listening, asking and answering questions, giving a presentation to fellow students, actively participating in peer feedback, co-organizing joint learning activities to carrying out an assignment with commitment and precision.
Information about retaking exams
In case of a failure, the student should resubmit his/her/their work according to the same modalities as in the first term.
Participation in the first examination opportunity is a condition for participating in the retake exam because process evaluation is an essential part of the evaluation.
The permanent evaluation (60%), consisting of the participation rate and process evaluation, cannot be retaken. The score for these components, obtained during the first examination opportunity, remains unchanged. Consequently, the retake exam counts for 40% of the total score.