Telling
Stories takes an experimental approach to
storytelling, exploring ways of narrating personal and collective stories in
visual media, while focusing on the development of collaborative projects and
artistic initiatives that involve the community on various levels from process
to presentation. Emphasis will be
on interdisciplinary processes from assemblage and installation, to sound and
performance, from animation to video, creating projects that use research into histories of place and
people as their inspiration and conceptual grounding. Presentations, guest lecturers and field research will examine
ways in which art has contributed to the articulation of ethnic identity, exploring the power of storytelling
in bringing communities together, expanding understanding and creating social
change. (image by Arleene Correa Velencia)
- Instructor: Taraneh Hemami