“INVENTING WHAT EXISTS”
WORKSHOP AT THE ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE IN JAKARTA
BY IGINIO DE LUCA AND LUIS DO ROSARIO
“Change the point of view and revolutionize an aesthetic and conceptual gaze.”
Starting from the sentence by Serge Daney that signs the title of the workshop and connecting us to the famous text by Arthur Danto " The Transfiguration of the Commonplace: A Philosophy of Art", the workshop will revolve around the "Tevere Expo" project, on display at this Institute.
DURATION OF THE WORKSHOP: 4 DAYS FOR 3-4 HOURS A DAY, 22, 23, 24 AND 27 AUGUST 2022.
PROGRAM
FIRST DAY
- Introduction and mutual acquaintance.
- Presentation to the students of our artistic and professional work. Illustration of the poetics and our operating methods with the integration of photographic, audio and video material.
- Presentation of the students’ work.
- Reflection and analysis of the artistic and cultural study path from their teaching experiences.
- First possible installation solutions for the exhibition at the Institute.
SECOND DAY
- Sharing and illustration of the "Tiber Expo" project. From the initial idea to the subsequent stages; how to develop and present a winning project of a public tender. Viewing the video and photographic materials.
- The installation solutions adopted for the exhibitions at MACA in Frosinone and at the Institute of Jakarta.
- Walking and inspection on the banks of the Ciliwung river, photographic shots, exchange of aesthetic and poetic reflections by the students, differences with the Tiber river in Rome.
- The value of time and its expansion through the physical and contemplative action of walking.
THIRD DAY
- Verification of the photographic shots produced in the Ciliwung river and setting up of personal projects starting from the processing of the images and the suggestions received during the visit.
- Relationship with the hidden and submerged side of the city of Jakarta. The possibility of redeeming the degradation and the dark side of an urban and social condition that becomes a metaphor for a public and private global and spiritual reflection.
- How to create a "Leporello Book". An art book that becomes an integral part of an exhibition. How to photograph an artist in the development of a complex project.
- Final assembly of the exhibition at the Institute and verification of the installation solutions adopted.
FOURTH DAY
-Development of a personal project by the students. Work on the themes, aesthetic and conceptual procedures initially set in the previous 3 days of the workshop. The research starts in the objective elements of knowledge from the river and its social and poetic context. Then moves towards a subjective investigation, where the elaboration of many aspects learned continues with a diversified language for each participating student.
TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED BY THE STUDENTS
- a camera, a digital recorder, a video camera, a tripod for still shots, a notebook with pens and pencils for written notes.
