Art-Object

Atelier Bijou © Tony Trichanh

Jewellery Workshop

Jewellery as an artistic discipline and field of experimentation is a particularity of French art schools. Rooted in the Goldsmithing Workshop, the Jewellery Workshop at HEAR borders on contem- porary art and design. It is a place for acquiring and using techniques and for generating ideas related to the intrinsic qualities of the jewel and the complex evolution of body adornment. Students develop a relevant personal vision through the use of various materials and know-how. Whether an object of power or a popular Art–Object, the jewel is a small zone of materiality and jewellery is a portable art, situated on the body.

Atelier Bois © Tony Trichanh

Wood Workshop

The Wood Workshop involves a technical approach to information about materials and their implementation but also a more conceptual approach related to the specific nature of the material with regard to the living world and to its cultural role. Such training is designed to provide students with the necessary elements in order to give them real autonomy and ensure their future independence as authors and artists. Although the main material employed is wood in all its aspects, other materials and other means of expression are developed, without restriction, in relation to the various projects undertaken by students.

Atelier Livre © Tony Trichanh

Paper/Book Workshop

The Book Workshop, which has arisen from a culture of book binding, is a place of research and experimentation and approaches the book as an object encoded by its historical uses and which is in a perpetual state of evolution. In its most recent manifestation, this approach is embodied in the concept of the «artist’s book» which is rooted in diverse twentieth century experimental practices. The workshop combines theory and practice and aims to train students to understand the book-object as a medium in which form and content maintain an unstable but open relationship, especially in the era of digital mutation.

Atelier Métal © Tony Trichanh

Metal Workshop

The Metal Workshop explores the concept of assemblage, static and dynamic experimental structures and all formal systems induced by metals and their physical properties. The workshop is based on free experimentation with a variety of materials and guides each student in a process that encourages openness and curiosity. Information technology, which is increasingly embedded in contemporary creation, is incorporated into the curricula.

Atelier Terre © Tony Trichanh

Clay/Ceramic Workshop

As an outstanding feature of French art schools, the Clay/Ceramic Workshop explores the medium of clay in terms of its uses, its history and its role in contemporary art practices. Such training facilitates approaches to the articulation of form and meaning in relation to sculpture, image and space. Clay and its derivatives are explored and manipulated in all forms (liquid, solid, unfired, fired) and at all temperatures. Using raw materials (oxides and minerals), students develop a personal formal repertoire to be employed in their projects.

Atelier Verre © Tony Trichanh

Glass Workshop

The Glass Workshop in Strasbourg is unique in the field of French art schools. It enables the development of work through technical and theoretical approaches to understanding the origins and role of glass in the field of contem- porary art, with critical distance. Students analyse and progress further in their work by using glass, as if it were any other medium, in a unique functional or poetic plastic production. Direct experimentation is the driving force behind each student’s personal project. Weekly group discussions are a forum for monitoring projects and production.