ROUND TABLE and presentation of the publication ‘CONTRAST III: PHOTOGRAPHY IN HIGHER EDUCATION”
11 DECEMBER 2024 (WEDNESDAY), 18h00 | Common House - Porto University Rectory
PT/ENG
The Casa Comum - U. Porto Rectory - will host the round table session and presentation of the book CONTRAST III: PHOTOGRAPHY IN HIGHER EDUCATION on 11 December at 6pm.
This will be the first round table in the CONTRAST project's programme following the opening of its exhibition Contrast - Alterity, Absence and Origin, on show at the Portuguese Photography Centre (CPF) until 27 April 2025.
The aim is to debate the role and importance of the teaching and practice of photography in Portuguese higher education schools of art, design, architecture and artistic studies, providing a deeper understanding of the world of photography.
In particular, the aim is to analyse different strategies for teaching photography, trying to understand how they can create bridges between the various disciplinary areas where photography is present, and also help to rethink what is real.
The event will be attended by Fátima Vieira, Vice-Rector of U. Porto (Culture, Museums and U.Porto Edições) who will make the presentation followed by a short speech by Joaquim Moreno (Director of MIArq FAUP) emphasising the opportunity of the publication and the place of photography in architecture education.
We will then enter the conversation period, which will be attended by Pedro Leão Neto (FAUP) and Olívia Marques da Silva (uniMAD/ESMAD /IPP), the book's editorial coordinators, as well as the Editors representing the ten educational institutions that are part of this book: DARQ, DCAM, EA.UCP, ESAP, ESMAD, FAUP, FBAUL, FBAUP, FEUP and IPT. The debate around the texts in the volume will be extended to colleagues from the participating institutions so that they can share their strategies for teaching photography and comment on the students' work. After the speeches by the invited authors, the debate on the texts in the volume will be extended to colleagues from the participating institutions so that they can share their strategies for teaching photography and comment on the students' work.
The aim of the event is to debate the role and importance of the teaching and practice of photography in Portuguese higher education schools of art, design, architecture and artistic studies, providing a deeper understanding of the world of photography. In particular, the aim of the publication is to analyse different strategies for teaching photography, trying to understand how they can create bridges between the various disciplinary areas where photography is present, and also to help rethink the real world of photography.
A video version of the publication is available HERE for viewing.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The CONTRAST project has the consolidated experience of ten higher education schools teaching photography in various disciplinary and artistic areas: ARCO, DARQ, DCAM, EA.UCP, ESAP, ESMAD, FAUP, FBAUL, FBAUP and IPT. Through various projects, research and initiatives, as well as Cityscopio's editorial experience, it ensures a strong integrated and complementary strategy for teaching, research and communication on photography, namely through the organisation of conferences, debates, exhibitions, projects, courses/workshops and book publications that expand photography to other disciplinary areas.
The project was selected for funding in the DGARTES competition to support creative and publishing projects.
COORDINATION
The project is jointly coordinated in partnership with the Cityscopio Cultural Association, ESMAD-uniMAD and FBAUP - i2ADS, led by FAUP through the Architecture, Art and Image (AAI) research group within the Centre for the Study of Architecture and Urbanism (CEAU).
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND RESEARCH CENTRES
APOIOS
O projeto foi seleccionado para financiamento no concurso de apoio a projectos criação e edição da DGARTES, através da Associação Cultural Cityscopio, com coordenação conjunta entre a ESMAD-uniMAD e a FBAUP – i2ADS, e liderada pela FAUP.
