Moritz Jekat

Moritz
Jekat

Projects

PHOTOGRAPHY

Moritz Jekat – Wetlands of Pharmacology

by Moritz Jekat

Exterior virtual organs that enter our bodies and transform our brains surround us. These pharmaca multiply in wetlands between online and real life. In a desire for healing and reconnecting, a group of humanoid aliens inhabit this space and come together in a caring pile of thoughts, emotions and dreams. They share with you, thanks to subconscious writing and wetland tools. A waterbed in space invites you to relax. In the concept of adoption of pharmacology, in contrast to adaptation to the super-fast, consumption-based virtual spheres that are transforming social habits, Wetlands of Pharmacology experiments with a slow coming together and exchange of emotional and physical knowledge of five artists in a computer game engine.

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Automated Photography - Fall 2022 - MAP2

with Marco De Mutiis

The course focuses on the relationship between photography and play, and rethinks the role of the photographer as player. Students learned about notions of gamification of the image as well as image play as a form of artistic intervention, questioning systems of value creation and image economies. During the semester, students looked at contemporary and more historical artworks, as well as vernacular positions, engaging with the way artists and photographers submit or subvert rules, conform to or rebel against image systems, and ultimately ‘win’ or ‘lose’ the game. The course also introduced practical tools, learning the foundations of creative programming and how to (mis)use software and automated imaging systems.

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Self-Initiated Project - Fall 2022 - MAP2

with Elisa Medde

The second-year students worked on projects that they themselves had initiated, under the direction of Elisa Medde.

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Materialized Photography - Fall 2022 - MAP2

with Felicity Hammond

In this module, students explored the potential for the photographic image to simultaneously be a backdrop, object, and prop. Students maked images both for the purpose of being reimaged and for their sculptural possibilities, ending in a work that investigates the potential for an endless cycle of images and objects. Crucially, students considered the staging of the work, and the conceptual and physical site for which it is intended.

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Photobook - Fall 2021

with Bruno Ceschel

The photobook module introduces students to the history of photobooks and artists’ books and leads them to consider different strategies and approaches to contemporary book-making. In the first term students individually conceptualised a publication that have been designed, printed and distributed.