This undergraduate seminar introduces students to the dynamic field of ecological art, highlighting its potential to reveal critical environmental issues and inspire artistic engagement. The course explores how artistic practices can address complex sociocultural themes such as climate change, environmental justice, and pollution, through the study of both established and emerging eco-artists.
A central focus of the course is to make ecological art accessible by guiding students through fundamental, embodied practices. Students will explore the role of materials in the creative process, engaging with the relationships between mind and body, the organic and inorganic, and the broader ecological and political spheres.
Crucially, the course incorporates site-based exploration of the diverse ecologies of the Tunghai University campus, aligning each weekly workshop with opportunities to observe, engage with, and respond to the surrounding environment. Through these explorations, students will embark on a process of discovering the vital connections between themselves and the living dynamics of the place they inhabit.
Structured around progressive weekly sessions, the course emphasizes tactile, site-responsive workshops that encourage students to deepen both their ecological understanding and personal relationships to place. By engaging directly with materials and the campus’s living ecologies, students will cultivate self-awareness, ecological consciousness, and an ethically grounded artistic practice.
This undergraduate seminar introduces students to the dynamic field of ecological art, highlighting its potential to reveal critical environmental issues and inspire artistic engagement. The course explores how artistic practices can address complex social themes such as climate change, environmental justice, and pollution, through the study of both established and emerging eco-artists.
A central focus of the course is to make ecological art accessible by guiding students through fundamental, embodied practices. Students will explore the role of materials in the creative process, engaging with the relationships between mind and body, the organic and inorganic, and the broader ecological and political species.
Crucially, the course incorporates site-based exploration of the diverse ecologies of the Tunghai University campus, aligning each weekly workshop with opportunities to observe, engage with, and respond to the surrounding environment. Through these explorations, students will embark on a process of discovering the vital connections between themselves and the living dynamics of the place they inhabit.
Structured around progressive weekly sessions, the course emphasizes tactile, site-responsive workshops that encourage students to deepen both their ecological understanding and personal relationships to place. By engaging directly with materials and the campus’s living ecologies, students will cultivate self-awareness, ecological consciousness, and an ethically grounded artistic practice.
Ardenne, P. (2019). Un art écologique: Création plasticienne et anthropocène - nouvelle édition. BORD DE L'EAU, Paris.
Bourriaud, N. (2002). Relational aesthetics. Les presses du réel, Dijon.
Guattari, F. (2000). The three ecologies. The Athlone Press, London.
Haraway, D. (2016). Staying with the trouble: Making kin in the Chthulucene. Duke University Press, Durham.
Latour, B. (2017). Face of Gaia: A New Quest for Survival. Polity Press, Cambridge.
Maja, L., & Reuben, M. (2022). Art and climate change. Thames & Hudson, London.
Ardenne, P. (2019). Un art écologique: Création plasticienne et anthropocène - nouvelle édition. BORD DE L'EAU, Paris.
Bourriaud, N. (2002). Relational aesthetics. Les presses du reéel, Dijon.
Guattari, F. (2000). The three ecologies. The Athlone Press, London.
Haraway, D. (2016). Staying with the trouble: Making kin in the Chthulucene. Duke University Press, Durham.
Latour, B. (2017). Face of Gaia: A New Quest for Survival. Polity Press, Cambridge.
Maja, L., & Reuben, M. (2022). Art and climate change. Thames & Hudson, London.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| Class Participation Class Participation Class Participation |
30 | Active participation in site-based workshops, material explorations, class discussions, and group activities. Consistent engagement in reflective practices and contributions to the collaborative learning environment. |
| Midterm PresentationMidterm Presentation Midterm Presentation |
30 | Presentation of the student’s personal zone of connection—a space or experience of ecological and personal resonance—developed through material and reflective exploration. Includes a written reflection on how this zone was discovered and expressed through the creative process. |
| Final Art ProjectFinal Art Project Final Art Project |
40 | Creation and presentation of a collective or shared eco-art project that invites others to experience and engage with the student’s expanded zone of connection. Includes reflection on the process of moving from personal to collective expression, and the role of collaboration and place-based exploration. |
