NEW MEDIA

New Media 30

New Media department is celebrating 30th anniversary during the EKA 110 event. Our program includes a series of talks on media art, presentations of alumni work, a student exhibition and an evening for video games.

Birthday week program:

4.11
18:00 New Media 30: Laura Schmidt (DE) – ZKM_Gameplay. The Next Level. (Laura Schmidt will be joining us via screen. In English, Main hall A-101)

5.11
18:00 New Media 30: Ava Imogen Grayson (CA/FI) & John Grzinich (US/EE) – Discussing Sound Art (Ava will be joining us from Helsinki via screen. In English, B-305)
19:15 New Media 30: Jaime Lobato (MX/EE) – The right to forget. Artificial intelligences humanly inspired in contemporary art (Jaime will be joining us from Mexico via screen. In English, B-305)

7.11
18:00 New Media 30: Raivo Kelomees – Metamorphoses in Media Art (In Estonian, Main hall A-101)
15:00 – 21:00 New Media 30: Video Art Screening Program (Works by graduates and students of the Department: Mari-Liis Rebane, Katrin Enni, Evi Pärn, Lauri Lest, Tõnis Jürgens, Sten Saarits, Taavi Suisalu, Martin Rästa and others) (B308)

8.11
15:00 – 22:00 New Media 30: Video Art Screening Program (Works by graduates and students of the Department: Mari-Liis Rebane, Katrin Enni, Evi Pärn, Lauri Lest, Tõnis Jürgens, Sten Saarits, Taavi Suisalu, Martin Rästa and others) (B308)
18:00 Opening of the exhibition “Lifetime of a Building” (Kotzebue 10 + Kotzebue street)
19:00 – 23:00 New Media 30: LVLup Video Games Chill Out Lounge (B307)

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About the department:

New media is a contemporary art field focused on artistic experimentations with pre- and post-digital technologies that is cohabiting with other disciplines of fine arts. Based on professional standards, students are prepared to be skilled in time-based media art, interactive art, sound and visual art.

The New Media Arts program, a component of EKA’s contemporary arts master’s program, currently emphasizes on three study modules: Videogames in Art Lab (VIA Lab) studies, Sound Art Connected Studies, and Video Art Connected Studies, alongside various practical workshops provided within the New Media workspace by International artists and professionals.

The list of our alumni includes Aivar Tõnso, Piibe Piirma, Hannes Aasamets, Helen Västrik, Mari-Liis Rebane, Mart Normet, Katrin Enni, Kadri Liis Rääk, Eve Arpo, Evi Pärn, Karl Saks, Taavi Suisalu, Juhan Soomets, Martin Rästa, Roman-Sten Tõnissoo, Sten Saarits, Tõnis Jürgens.

VIA lab cluster

Courses: Videogames in Arts Lab (VIA Lab) (6ECTS in Autumn, 4ECTS in Spring), Unity Game Engine workshop (2ECTS), VR/AR workshop (2ECTS), 3D Lidar Scanning workshop (2ECTS), Micro Games Factory (1ECTS)
Language: English
Qualifications: No prior experience requirement
Supervising teachers: Camille Laurelli, Taavi Varm, Sten Saarits
Collaborations: LVLup! Videogame Museum of Estonia, National Library of Estonia, Museum of Design of Estonia, Komposter Festival, ARS Art Factory, Aalto University

Sound Art Connected Studies

Courses: Sound Art & Spatial Sound Experiments (4ECTS), Reveil Broadcast dawn chorus ‘Sound Camp’ (2ECTS), Modular Sound Synthesis Basics (2ECTS), Electronics for Sound and Music workshop (2ECTS)
Language: English
Qualifications: No prior experience requirement
Supervising teacher: Sten Saarits
Guests: John Grzinich, Aubery Lis, Bruno Quast, Camille Laurelli, Hans-Gunter Lock, Sasha Pas
Collaborations: EKA Animation, Aalto University, ARS Art Factory, Walls Have Ears Sound Art Festival, Bitwig GmbH, Playtronica

Video Art Connected Studies

Courses: Video Installation: Experiments With Moving Image in Spatial Context (4ECTS)
Language: English
Qualifications: No prior experience requirement
Supervising teacher: Sten Saarits