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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| ART AND DESIGN (PROFICIENCY IN ARTS) (INTERDISCIPLINARY) | |
| Code | STA864 |
| Name | Art and Spatial Practices |
| Term | 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. ÖZLEM USLU |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to explore space not merely as a site of display but as an active and constitutive element in artistic production. It seeks to enable students to investigate the relationships between space, body, and viewer through conceptual and experimental approaches, and to develop site-specific artistic practices.
Course Content
This course examines the concept of space through its physical, conceptual, and experiential dimensions. Contemporary art practices such as installation, site-specific interventions, public space projects, and performative uses of space are discussed. Students conduct research on selected spaces and develop projects that respond to their spatial context. The course integrates concept development, spatial analysis, artistic production, and documentation as an interconnected process.
Course Precondition
NONE
Resources
"Gaston Bachelard – Mekânın Poetikası",
Notes
Bachelard, G. (2013). Mekânın Poetikası. (A. Tümertekin, Çev.). İstanbul: Kesit Yayınları. Lefebvre, H. (2014). Mekânın üretimi. (I. Ergüden, Çev.). İstanbul: Sel Yayıncılık. Tanyeli, U. (2017). Mimarlığın kıyısında: Mekân, kültür, siyaset. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. Özbek, M. (2004). Kamusal alan. İstanbul: Hil Yayın.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | 1. Analyze the concept of space within artistic and theoretical frameworks. |
| LO02 | 2. Interpret the relationships between space, body, and audience. |
| LO03 | 3. Develop site-specific artistic projects. |
| LO04 | 4. Apply installation and spatial art practices. |
| LO05 | 5. Evaluate strategies of exhibition-making and public space interventions. |
| LO06 | 6. Document and articulate their artistic processes in both visual and written formats. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To have current technical and technological knowledge about the field. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands different art movements and design approaches in relation to the opportunities and thought systems that stand out in their historical periods. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands the phenomenon of art and design at a level to evaluate it in cultural, sociological, political, philosophical and economic contexts. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands the relations of today's knowledge areas with each other in a way to use them in the field of expertise, perceives interdisciplinary interaction in a way that transforms them into creative activities. | 5 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | She/he uses different experiences related to her field in her creative applications. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develops creative and innovative methods in the process of creating original artwork and product design. Researches and applies different materials, techniques and forms of expression, evaluates and documents the results. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Creates content for original art works, organizes their exhibition, evaluates the results, Develops projects jointly with artists, designers and scientists from different disciplines. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It produces works that are worth exhibiting / presenting in national and international competitions and organizations, It plans multi-group works by transforming the transitive relations between different disciplines into contemporary presentation and expression forms. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Today's art; In line with its multilingual and multi-media orientation, it interacts with its fields of expertise and creates creative teams. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Determines the problems related to the field, applies and interprets scientific research methods and principles. | |
| PLO11 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Takes responsibility individually and as a team member in solving problems related to her/his field, develops new ideas and methods. | 2 |
| PLO12 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Uses the knowledge of her/his area of expertise to serve society and humanity on the basis of universal and national needs. | 4 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Shares art-specific thoughts and design suggestions using written, verbal and visual data. | 4 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | She/he exhibits, explains and promotes her works in traditional and digital media. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | She/he organizes academic meetings related to her field of expertise, participates in discussions, defends her ideas and projects. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | She/he has a level of foreign language knowledge to follow up-to-date information and communicate with her colleagues in her area of expertise. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Uses scientific and artistic research methods and conducts original research in the fields of art and/or design. | 5 |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Recognizes the main reference sources of art and the field of expertise, uses literature knowledge, pedagogical methods and techniques of the field, teaching, supervision and evaluation skills effectively. | 3 |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Knows the importance of cultural heritage and the need to protect productions and techniques specific to this heritage, guides them to be produced and interpreted in current conditions. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | It becomes aware of the universal, social and environmental effects of its design and applications, and contributes to sustainable development, innovation and entrepreneurship. | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: What is space? Physical, conceptual, and experiential dimensions | Reviewing and evaluating the weekly lesson plan. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Transformations in the understanding of space from modernism to contemporary art | Literature review on the subject. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Gösteri, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Space and the body | Conducting research and investigation in the immediate vicinity regarding Space and the body, and preparing the findings for presentation with accompanying visuals. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösteri, Örnek Olay, Tartışma |
| 4 | Viewer experience and perception | Research in the immediate vicinity on the subject matter and include visuals. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 5 | Installation art and spatial practices | Literature research on impactful regulations implemented worldwide regarding this topic. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 6 | Site-specific art and contextual approaches | Students are encouraged to document their observations through photographs, sketches, or diagrams. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 7 | Art in public space | Preliminary research on art in the public sphere. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Interim project presentations / critiques | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Proje / Tasarım |
| 9 | Reconfiguring space (light, sound, object) | Creating and explaining examples from the immediate environment regarding "Reconstruction of space (light, sound, objects)". | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 10 | Temporary and ephemeral spatial practices | Literature research on temporary/ephemeral spaces. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Örnek Olay, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 11 | Curatorial approaches and exhibition strategies | Developing proposals on exhibition and curatorial approaches. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Gösteri, Beyin Fırtınası, Bireysel Çalışma |
| 12 | Documentation and archiving | Literature review on archiving. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 13 | Final project development | Presentation preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Proje Temelli Öğrenme |
| 14 | Suspended Spatial Practices: Gravity, Tension and Display | Melanoma research will be conducted to explore possibilities for a suspended spatial installation. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Proje Temelli Öğrenme , Örnek Olay, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 15 | Final presentations | Students are expected to complete the following preparations before the final presentation session: Finalize and install their site-specific spatial project in the assigned space prior to the presentation. The installation must be fully resolved in terms of spatial organization, material use, and structural stability. Prepare a concise presentation (8–10 minutes) that clearly articulates: the conceptual framework of the project the relationship between the work and the chosen site the role of spatial strategies (e.g., suspension, tension, balance, viewer movement) the intended viewer experience Submit a written project statement (800–1000 words) outlining the conceptual development, references, and production process. Provide visual documentation of the work, including photographs and/or video recordings. Documentation should reflect both the overall spatial composition and key details. Prepare a brief reflection addressing the following: How did the site influence the final outcome? What challenges emerged during installation? How did viewer interaction shape or alter the work? Be ready to participate in peer critique by formulating at least one critical question or comment for each presented project. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Proje Temelli Öğrenme |
| 16 | Term Exams | Students are expected to review the conceptual framework, the relationship with space, and the production processes related to the project they developed within the scope of the course, and to prepare to express their work verbally and visually. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Proje / Tasarım |
| 17 | Term Exams | Students are expected to re-evaluate the conceptual framework, spatial relationships, and production processes of the projects they develop within the scope of the course, and to be prepared to present their work effectively both orally and visually. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Proje / Tasarım |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 144 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,76 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||