This year, the free flow takes us for a 2-day retreat to the Atelierhäuser am Waldrand.
The purpose for the 'free flow' is for mentors and students to spend time together in an alternative mode than the usual school setting.
In a different setting and with different tools, they discuss together interests and topics ranging from the upcoming thesis to life in general.
This is also a special exchange moment for bonding.
10. - 11. October 2019 - 09.00-17.00 both days
Dinner on 10.10 from 18.00
No sleepover.
Atelierhäuser am Waldrand
Troll AG
Meisenrain 75
8044 Gockhausen Zürich
Transportation
From Zürich HB, platform 43/44 (main station)
To Meisenrain 75 (Atelierhäuser am Waldrand)
Zürich Hauptbahnhof nach Meisenrain 75 (Google Maps)
Day 1 – Meeting time Thursday at 08:00, platform 43/44 (Zürich HB)*
08:16 Departure from Zürich HB – by train S12 (direction Schauffhausen)
08:25 Arrival in Stettbach
08:29 Departure from Stettbach – by bus 751 (direction Zürich, Kirche Fluntern)
08:33 Arrival at Glockhausen, Ursprungstrasse
Walk 3 min (200m) till Meisenrain 75
Day 2 – Meeting time Friday at 08:00, platform 43/44 (Zürich HB)*
Same connection as on Thursday
*Please buy a valid ticket in advance and keep it (incl. receipt) so we can refund the costs.
Participants
Who?
5th semester students (11)
- Claudia Buck
- Randy Chen
- Jennifer Duarte
- Fiona Good
- Andrin Gorgi
- Marcial Koch
- Jérôme Krüsi
- Stefan Lustenberger
- Shäen Reinhart
- Dominik Szakacs
- Ju Young Yi
Mentors (4)
- Joëlle
- Jürgen
- Verena
- Luke
Assistant (1)
- Martin
TOTAL – 16 persons
Schedule
Thursday
9.00-10.00
Arrival: Coffee & Gipfeli, Intro from each person with one personal anecdote
10.00 - 12.00
Library exploration and sharing inspirations
Students and teachers present the 3 books & artefacts they brought, showing some inspiring excerpts, aesthetically or content-wise.
12.00-13.00
Lunch
13.00-15.00
Hike/walk - 2 hours
15.00-17.00
Ideation - Wall of Sketches, guided by mentors
18.00-22.00
Flammenkuchen: Cooking together - bring toppings (vegetarian exclusive)
Hangout with wine and chatpack (card game)
Friday
09.00-10.00
Arrival: Coffee & Gipfeli, Looking at wall of sketches again, thoughts from the day before
10.00-11.30
Performing and dancing ideas in and out of the location
11.30-12.30
Individual Writing moment: iterating on the positioning text from the previous theory class Monday
12.30-13.30
Lunch
13.30-16.30
Discussions in pairs - students together and students with mentors
16.00-17.00
Recap & thoughts for next steps
17.00 Departure
Recap activities
- Cooking dinner together (Thursday evening)
- Bring your topping for Flammenkuchen in advance. Students and teachers cook and clean up together.
- «Ideation walk» through the nature
- location tbd
- Visit a library beforehand and use it as a source for inspiration/discussion.
- «Ideation speed dating » (Method)
- Wall of sketches
- Performance
- Writing
Bibliography
(Possibly this might include also Films, Songs, Links, Videos, that refers to the topic)
Books
Baudelaire, Charles, The Painter of Modern Life, Da Capo Press, 1964, Orig. published in Le Figaro, in 1863. See also.
Benjamin, Walter; Tiedemann, Rolf, ed. The Arcades Project, Belknap Press, 2002.
Careri, Francesco, Walkscapes: Walking as an Aesthetic Practice, Gustavo Gili, 2001.
Chatwin, Bruce, The Songlines, Franklin Press, 1987.
Debord, Guy, Theory of the Derive, in Les Lèvres Nues #9, 1956. See also.
Herzog, Werner, Vom Gehen im Eis, Free Associations, 1978.
Rachel, Anthony; Henry, Joel, The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel, Lonely Planet, 2005. See also.
Films
Tarkovsky, Andrei, Stalker, (1979).