assignments

in-class experiments
Three class labs will be devoted to in-class experiments using mobile phones, IPAQ pocket PC’s, and GPS devices to research cell phone and wifi networks and geocaching as a site specific installation. Students will break into teams and work toward a series of quick projects that that illustrate their interests and research. During class sessions, students will show their projects to the rest of the class.

class presentation
Each student will be required to present the work of an artist, artist group, or theme that is relevant to their final project. Each student will have 10-15 minutes and should present with visual materials.

final project proposal
Each student, or collaborative, will write a final project proposal for a site-specific work explaining the conceptual context of their project, its relationship to the themes of the class and a description of the final outcome of the project as an installation, performance, etc.

review + final project
Students may work on their own or collaboratively to create a site specific-work. Final projects may be in any media and may include performance, installation, visual media, etc. but are required to respond to the themes and methods introduced in class.

class discussion of reading
Each student will be asked to lead the discussion of assigned reading for several classes. In advance of the class session, students are required to post several questions to the class blog and be prepared to lead the discussion in class.