ARTS 226:HyperObjects and the Mundane
Prof. Johanna Breiding

This remote class will use photography, the archive, the environment and the latest Do-It-Yourself trends to explore object-oriented ontology and the notion of “Hyperobjects,” or objects that transcend the local by massively spanning time and space. This class will use DIY techniques and mundane objects and materials as a tool to build models, sculptures and installations that will later on be photographed in the “studio” and outdoors. Using science-fiction references and mythology we will attempt to document and/or create a space that is invisible or has not yet been experienced by the world. What does ecological philosophy/eco-feminism currently look like, and (how) will it translate after the end of the world through the remaining photographic image and media? This class will search for, invent, and document Hyperobjects – entities of vast temporal/spatial dimensions that defeat traditional ideas of what a thing, object or photograph is.