EuropEan MastEr of finE art photography - IED Madrid

IED Master MadridEuropean Master of Fine Art PhotographyProgramThe programme mainly stands out becauseof the quality of the faculty, the Europeanapproach of its contents and the collaborationwith international institutions. The syllabusembraces a wide range of subjects andexamples allowing students to gain anunclouded professional picture of the sector.The course is divided into subject-basedmodules corresponding to the skills thateach pupil will acquire upon completion. Thecourse modules are as follows:Specific ModuleAll the areas that configure the specific skillsof the course. The aim here is to train thestudents from a professional perspectivein the essential technical and culturalknowledge required by the sector. These areascomprise a host of different subjects and formthe main body of the master’s course. Westand out from other the following contents:• Processes of Creativity• Photo-Books & Portfolio Review• Photographic Genres Revisited• Editing & Publishing• Archives and Collections• Authorial Identity• Media Art and Image Culture• New Documentary Style• Theoretical Workshops: The main aim of thetheoretical workshops module is to tacklecontemporary artistic photography from atheoretical standpoint through two types ofworkshop.The aim of the first type is to conduct ananalysis of the information contained withinphotographs, how photographs work, how theytake shape, and how they have evolved over theyears since the invention of photography in thenineteenth century, questioning the differentmethods employed across the centuries,which have been repeatedly reviewed andreinterpreted based on the geographic, cultural,social, economic and political variables of thephotographers and where they come from.The other type is aimed at raising awarenessand knowledge of photobooks, exploring thehistorical and theoretical aspects of artists’books while also presenting and drawingdistinctions between the different uses ofphotography featuring in artists’ books.Students will analyse and discuss artists inaccordance with the main subject areas andgood or bad uses of photography in artists’books. This will help to familiarise them withbooks in general and with the different usesand functions of photography within artists’books in particular.• Artistic Workshops: This module is essentiallyan opportunity to meet prominent figuresfrom the world of contemporary fine artphotography, who will accompany studentsas they carry out their own photographicwork through practical exercises featuringcourse content. This will enable students toincorporate different tools to open up creativealternatives for developing their own work.Cross-Curricular ModuleThis module aims to provide useful toolsto discuss about the specific modes andcapabilities of the contemporary artisticprofession, offering the student a contentsupport in two fundamental axes for his/herfurther professional development:• Multidisciplinary cultural activities: Studentswill have the opportunity to attend culturalactivities developed by IED Madrid wherethey will enter in contact with differentprofessionals in order to learn otherperspectives and visions and broaden theircritical training• Knowledge taught through the IED Madridonline Campus platform in important areasof the philosophy of IED as sustainability ordesign’s historical critical conceptsFinal Project ModuleThe final project, a key part of the programand essential to fulfil it, aims to research,analyze, develop and present a project as anintegrating exercise of the abilities acquiredduring the development of the master.This will entail the experience of creatingan original work suitable and fit for aphotography exhibition.1415