Course code

KUA6738.FK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Video, performance-, heli- ja meediakunst

Course title in English

Video, Performance, Sound and Media Art

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To offer collective practical creative work through which students gain experience in integrating different art forms, fields of human activity and technology, while also becoming familiar with important examples, creators and works from the history of video, performance, sound and media art.

Brief description of the course

The course centres on performance as a key concept connecting different arts and technology. Students become familiar with various forms of expression and examples from world and Estonian art, generate ideas, find suitable artistic forms, invent and test forms of collaboration and create a coherent whole. Practical group work is presented at the end of the course in a shared performance evening, followed by critical analysis, peer feedback and discussion.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows different forms and principles of integrative art;
- knows and can analyse the works of notable artists in video, performance, sound and media art;
- goes through the collaborative creation process of a performance artwork that culminates in a publicly presented joint performance announced via social media.

Teacher

Gerhard Lock

Study programmes containing that course

* (BFKOB/28.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/26.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/25.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/24.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/23.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/22.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/21.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/20.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/19.FK)