Students explore biological and mechanical constraints of moving systems. Working with our own bodies, athletes, dancers, simple machines, and kinetic sculpture, we investigate diverse ways to represent and experience body motion. Traditional (pencil, pen, paper, clay) and new media (digital processing, cameras, projectors, mechanics+motors+electronics) are integrated in order to find new ways of compressing / expanding time, and capturing an essentially ephemeral experience. Student projects might include video work, performances, kinetic sculpture, etc. The course builds a regular ‘live sketch’ practice in order to study dynamic systems as complex fundamental forms of human expression.
Open to senior fifth year and graduate students with permission of instructor
To register contact: Sue Mazzucco smazzucc@risd.edu

Wednesday 11:20AM – 04:20PM, CIT/Mason Building, Room 406