Nomination
Visual Research is a conceptual, informative and systematic way to examine any phenomenon based on visual materials. It can be a work of art, an illustration, a photograph, a movie, an animated film, a comic book and so on. It’s fair to say that this particular longread is a research project, which allows the student to serve as the author of the text, the editor and the art director. Using the platform’s features, the contestant can make a statement on classical or modern culture by sharing their conceptual vision of the chosen subject and by providing balanced and convincing visuals to prove their point.
Submission Requirements
Longreads that tell about any cultural phenomenon can participate in the «Visual research» nomination. It can tell about plots, techniques or stylistic features in works of art, about a particular trend in mass culture, about issues of aesthetic or socio-cultural trends.
The main requirement is authenticity in formulation of the research issue. Striking interdisciplinary research is encouraged.
Individuals or teams can submit their projects, including student coursework or graduation projects. Students and alumni of any educational institutions and short-term design programmes who completed their studies no more than a year ago can participate. Projects can be presented in both Russian and English.
We have also prepared a guide for working with the platform, which will help you quickly and easily create an account and upload a project.
Competition stages
May 28 — start of project submissions July 02 — deadline for submissions September 01 — announcement of results
Jury
- Alexandra Parsheeva —heads the jury, she is an academic supervisor of the «Modern art» direction at HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL, and is the head of the «Art history» department. She holds a PhD in Art history, and is a researcher, a film director and a video artist.
- Tatiana Fadeeva — is an associate professor at HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL. She specialises in contemporary art and is Doctor of Sciences in Art studies.
- Daria Pyrkina — is a teacher of curatorial practices in the «Contemporary art» department at HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL. She holds a PhD in art history, is a curator, and a researcher. Daria became a co-founder of the Moscow International Biennale of Young Art. She is a winner of the «Innovation-2020» award in the «Educational Project» category.
- Alexander Lartsev — is deputy head of the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL, сoordinator of educational and project activities of the department, head of the educational direction «Visual Communications» at HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL. He is a graphic designer, the founder and art director of the «180 square metres» gallery. — Maryana Dainorovich — is the coordinator of the «Contemporary Art» direction at the HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL, deputy head of the HSE MUSEUMS LAB unit, producer of exhibitional projects.
Prizes
1st place — 50,000 RUB 2nd place — 30,000 RUB 3rd place — 20,000 RUB
References
Саморефлексия в период социальных потрясений в современном искусстве Наследие мегалитического искусства в оптике современной абстракции Моно-Ха: «японский минимализм» или нечто другое? Экосистемы в современном искусстве Эммануэль Макрон и французская живопись XVIII–XIX веков Связь традиций и новых веяний в архитектуре Китая 20 века Костюм как отражение бунтарского характера женщин XIX века
We have also prepared a guide for working with the platform, which will help you quickly and easily create an account and upload a project.
Contacts
HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL Malaya Pionerskaya St. 12, Moscow, creativeopen@hsedesign.ru Get in touch with the event coordinators