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The goal of this course is to examine how the world around us is simultaneously experienced through different senses and how certain mediums in the history of art and architecture succeed or fail to take advantage of our perceptual capacities as a whole. Students will be asked to design a Perceptual Device to explore how we can challenge the conventional ways we perceive the environment around us.
PART 1
Visual Perception- The World and the Eye
a. How the western world has been largely driven by ocularcentrism, placing emphasis on vision over all other senses.
b. How this ocularcentrism has greatly affected the way we think, live and build.
PART 2
Multi-Sensory Perception- The World and the Body
a. How critics of ocularcentrism claim that utilizing all senses as a holistic experience enhances the way we live and experience the world.
b. Examples of using neglected senses to change the way we experience certain phenomenon.
PART 3
The Perceptual Device (Assignment)
a. Students will be asked to design a perceptual device that could be as conceptual as a fine-tuned manifesto or as physical as a three dimensional model. The device shall challenge the way we conventionally experience our surroundings or specific phenomena. An additional session will be scheduled to provide in-depth critiques of each device.
RECOMENDED READING LIST:
Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye
By Rudolf Arnheim
The Eyes of the Skin
By Juhani Pallasmaa
Thermal Delight in Arcitectyre
By Lisa Heschong
In Praise of Shadows
By Junichiro Tanizaki
Phenomenology of Perception
By Maurice Merleau-Ponty
- Date
- October 24, 2009 at 3:00pm
- Location
- common room 2, 465 Grand St. New York, NY 10002
- Facilitator
- Jeeyong An
- Limit
- 20
Comment
The goal of this course is to examine different perception tools of architecture which are part of every sense that realize architecture throughout different mediums. In order to find out our own perceptual devices, we will go over controversial perceptions over art and architecture history.
Recommended Reading:
Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye
By Rudolf Arnheim
Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye
by Juhani Pallasmaa
Final Product:
Each participant is expected to create their own perceptual devices, which could be from a fine tuned manifesto to 3 dimensional models. While we are trying to cover a lot of stories behind many different perceptual devices, it may be expected to have a following up session to go over each participant’s device in depth.
13 Oct 2009 7:33AM
The goal of this course is to examine different perception tools of architecture which are part of every sense that realize architecture throughout different mediums. In order to find out our own perceptual devices, we will go over controversial perceptions over art and architecture history.
Recommended Reading:
Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye
By Rudolf Arnheim
The Eyes of the skin
by Juhani Pallasmaa
Final Product:
Each participant is expected to create their own perceptual devices, which could be from a fine tuned manifesto to 3 dimensional models. While we are trying to cover a lot of stories behind many different perceptual devices, it may be expected to have a following up session to go over each participant’s device in depth.
13 Oct 2009 7:34AM
The course description has been updated and new reading recommendations have been added for this class.
22 Oct 2009 10:16AM
This is a reminder that the class is scheduled to take place this Saturday at 3:00pm at Common Room. The address is: 465 Grand Street, NY, NY 10002. This is on the Lower East Side of NYC.
Take F train to East Broadway stop. Exit at rear of platform if coming downtown or front of platform if coming from Brooklyn. Walk East on East Broadway just past Pitt Street. Use Rear Entrance on East Broadway.
http://www.onnyturf.com/subway/?address=465+Grand+St,+New+York,+NY+10002
Looking forward to it,
Maria
23 Oct 2009 8:44AM
Please note that the second session of this class has been scheduled. Perceptual Devices- History/Effect/Design 2 will meet SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 at 3PM at the Van Alen Institute. Even if you missed the first class you are welcome to do the assignment and participate in the second class.
Please see the 2nd class proposal (http://nyc.thepublicschool.org/class/1729) for assignment details.
3 Nov 2009 1:58PM