Description
Forms of Transmission
Forms of transmission in art and architecture have often relied on notes. In this field, notes proliferate—sticky notes in the margins of drawing sets, footnotes at the bottom of texts, annotations in the spec books, note taking in the classrooms and taking note in the galleries. Notes focus our attention, bringing nuance and context to all forms of work and communication. They reference precedents, specify materials, instruct machines, and transmit knowledge. This class will dwell on case studies in notational transmission, paying close attention to the codes and symbols woven into the fabric of the page, the quilt, the wall, and the web. Students will work collaboratively on a series of exercises that play with the particularities of signs & symbols, signal & noise, craft & technique, and material & medium specificities. Class time will be composed of faculty presentations, group discussions, and textural production. Weekly readings in media studies, art histor