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„Seeing through Different Eyes“
Workshop
Juli 14th – 17th, 2016

Workshop in Freiburg
Michael Makowski
Nazli Cetiner
Leonie Pietz
Silvan Koch
Vicente Zeile
Workshop in Karlsruhe
Aous Alhosiny
„Europe is art and culture, industry, human rights but also populism, discussions, which not always work, homeless but also stories of succes.“
Hamid Afzali
„ Life is a dream of memories. Where we smile or we bring someone to smile, there is life. With my pictures I try to place a smile on your face :).“
Hao Fan
1. Picture series "Depression"

2. Picture series "Light-UP"
Haoran Liu
"During the workshop we visited Strasbourg and the Rhine harbour. On the streets of Strasbourg there are a lot of lively scenes. But in the Rhine harbour there is a monotonous and industrialized sight. Both are Europe. At the Counsil of Europe there is not just the warn and lively sight but also the cold and serious one."
Olga Veselkina
"1. Europe without borders - that was my main idea with this set. One should look at Europe as a whole, which in turn is characterized by its enormous diversity. This diversity is reflected in people, architecture, culinary art, cultures, traditions and customs, etc., which are unique to each country and often to each area. But one must not forget that this diversity has a common ground, which manifests itself in common history and experiences within Europe. In my set, the Rhine takes on the role of the connecting element between countries, cultures and ultimately humans. It starts in Switzerland and ends in the Netherlands, it is the common thread that guides us all over Europe.

2. From time to time to discover something beautiful, you have to change your perspective and look at the world with different eyes. That's what people often say in Russia. I took these pictures according to this motto. The things I photographed looked very "routine" at first glance, and what happened after the change of perspective can be judged by you!"
Priyanka Dhiman
"About the pictures: I tried to make a romantic view with photography and to present it nicely. I focused there, where I found something interesting and the rest I hid. With this technique I could make many pictures with hidden stories."
Ryan Riffle
"Inspiration: I had only been in Europe for about a week before going on this trip, so everything I was seeing was new to me. Europe has a deep history and I wanted to show off both its natural beauty and show how man-made buildings simply highlight this beauty."
Xinan Jin
"If you look at the world from a different angle, you will find another happiness.
Different people have different lives. "
Workshop in Karlsruhe

The different perspectives of the topic „What It Means to Be Different “


The workshop of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe was based on four aspects. The participants reflected the topic „What It Means to Be Different “ from different perspectives together with the artist Andreas Helmling. T This resulted in the following four levels:

Perception of others
The students had the opportunity to present their perception of others through the lens of the camera. They photographed the other participants with different objects to emphasizes this aspect.

Self-perception
The portraits represent the self-perception of the unknown through one’s own person, how the perceive themselves as „being different“.

Perception of the surroundings
You can perceive your surroundings with all senses. What makes it interesting is to perceive them through someone else, to see what he or she sees, what he or she perceives as being significant, ordinary, strange, attractive, exotic. In process you can realize what you perceive as foreign and how you react upon it. There also were some positive aspects of self-perception and the perception of others.

Perception as a group
The students and the artist try to emphasize perception of being different as a group. They reflected upon aspects like exclusion, intimidation and discrimination.
Yuxuan Tian

The different perspectives of the topic „What It Means to Be Different “


The workshop of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe was based on four aspects. The participants reflected the topic „What It Means to Be Different “ from different perspectives together with the artist Andreas Helmling. T This resulted in the following four levels:

Perception of others
The students had the opportunity to present their perception of others through the lens of the camera. They photographed the other participants with different objects to emphasizes this aspect.

Self-perception
The portraits represent the self-perception of the unknown through one’s own person, how the perceive themselves as „being different“.

Perception of the surroundings
You can perceive your surroundings with all senses. What makes it interesting is to perceive them through someone else, to see what he or she sees, what he or she perceives as being significant, ordinary, strange, attractive, exotic. In process you can realize what you perceive as foreign and how you react upon it. There also were some positive aspects of self-perception and the perception of others.

Perception as a group
The students and the artist try to emphasize perception of being different as a group. They reflected upon aspects like exclusion, intimidation and discrimination.
Shuo Lin

The different perspectives of the topic „What It Means to Be Different “


The workshop of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe was based on four aspects. The participants reflected the topic „What It Means to Be Different “ from different perspectives together with the artist Andreas Helmling. T This resulted in the following four levels:

Perception of others
The students had the opportunity to present their perception of others through the lens of the camera. They photographed the other participants with different objects to emphasizes this aspect.

Self-perception
The portraits represent the self-perception of the unknown through one’s own person, how the perceive themselves as „being different“.

Perception of the surroundings
You can perceive your surroundings with all senses. What makes it interesting is to perceive them through someone else, to see what he or she sees, what he or she perceives as being significant, ordinary, strange, attractive, exotic. In process you can realize what you perceive as foreign and how you react upon it. There also were some positive aspects of self-perception and the perception of others.

Perception as a group
The students and the artist try to emphasize perception of being different as a group. They reflected upon aspects like exclusion, intimidation and discrimination.
Shang Zhaocheng

The different perspectives of the topic „What It Means to Be Different “


The workshop of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe was based on four aspects. The participants reflected the topic „What It Means to Be Different “ from different perspectives together with the artist Andreas Helmling. T This resulted in the following four levels:

Perception of others
The students had the opportunity to present their perception of others through the lens of the camera. They photographed the other participants with different objects to emphasizes this aspect.

Self-perception
The portraits represent the self-perception of the unknown through one’s own person, how the perceive themselves as „being different“.

Perception of the surroundings
You can perceive your surroundings with all senses. What makes it interesting is to perceive them through someone else, to see what he or she sees, what he or she perceives as being significant, ordinary, strange, attractive, exotic. In process you can realize what you perceive as foreign and how you react upon it. There also were some positive aspects of self-perception and the perception of others.

Perception as a group
The students and the artist try to emphasize perception of being different as a group. They reflected upon aspects like exclusion, intimidation and discrimination.
Madeline Yaskowski

The different perspectives of the topic „What It Means to Be Different “


The workshop of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe was based on four aspects. The participants reflected the topic „What It Means to Be Different “ from different perspectives together with the artist Andreas Helmling. T This resulted in the following four levels:

Perception of others
The students had the opportunity to present their perception of others through the lens of the camera. They photographed the other participants with different objects to emphasizes this aspect.

Self-perception
The portraits represent the self-perception of the unknown through one’s own person, how the perceive themselves as „being different“.

Perception of the surroundings
You can perceive your surroundings with all senses. What makes it interesting is to perceive them through someone else, to see what he or she sees, what he or she perceives as being significant, ordinary, strange, attractive, exotic. In process you can realize what you perceive as foreign and how you react upon it. There also were some positive aspects of self-perception and the perception of others.

Perception as a group
The students and the artist try to emphasize perception of being different as a group. They reflected upon aspects like exclusion, intimidation and discrimination.
Michael Wiegner

The different perspectives of the topic „What It Means to Be Different “


The workshop of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe was based on four aspects. The participants reflected the topic „What It Means to Be Different “ from different perspectives together with the artist Andreas Helmling. T This resulted in the following four levels:

Perception of others
The students had the opportunity to present their perception of others through the lens of the camera. They photographed the other participants with different objects to emphasizes this aspect.

Self-perception
The portraits represent the self-perception of the unknown through one’s own person, how the perceive themselves as „being different“.

Perception of the surroundings
You can perceive your surroundings with all senses. What makes it interesting is to perceive them through someone else, to see what he or she sees, what he or she perceives as being significant, ordinary, strange, attractive, exotic. In process you can realize what you perceive as foreign and how you react upon it. There also were some positive aspects of self-perception and the perception of others.

Perception as a group
The students and the artist try to emphasize perception of being different as a group. They reflected upon aspects like exclusion, intimidation and discrimination.
Jieqiong Xia

The different perspectives of the topic „What It Means to Be Different “


The workshop of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe was based on four aspects. The participants reflected the topic „What It Means to Be Different “ from different perspectives together with the artist Andreas Helmling. T This resulted in the following four levels:

Perception of others
The students had the opportunity to present their perception of others through the lens of the camera. They photographed the other participants with different objects to emphasizes this aspect.

Self-perception
The portraits represent the self-perception of the unknown through one’s own person, how the perceive themselves as „being different“.

Perception of the surroundings
You can perceive your surroundings with all senses. What makes it interesting is to perceive them through someone else, to see what he or she sees, what he or she perceives as being significant, ordinary, strange, attractive, exotic. In process you can realize what you perceive as foreign and how you react upon it. There also were some positive aspects of self-perception and the perception of others.

Perception as a group
The students and the artist try to emphasize perception of being different as a group. They reflected upon aspects like exclusion, intimidation and discrimination.
Andreas Helmling

The different perspectives of the topic „What It Means to Be Different “


The workshop of the Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe was based on four aspects. The participants reflected the topic „What It Means to Be Different “ from different perspectives together with the artist Andreas Helmling. T This resulted in the following four levels:

Perception of others
The students had the opportunity to present their perception of others through the lens of the camera. They photographed the other participants with different objects to emphasizes this aspect.

Self-perception
The portraits represent the self-perception of the unknown through one’s own person, how the perceive themselves as „being different“.

Perception of the surroundings
You can perceive your surroundings with all senses. What makes it interesting is to perceive them through someone else, to see what he or she sees, what he or she perceives as being significant, ordinary, strange, attractive, exotic. In process you can realize what you perceive as foreign and how you react upon it. There also were some positive aspects of self-perception and the perception of others.

Perception as a group
The students and the artist try to emphasize perception of being different as a group. They reflected upon aspects like exclusion, intimidation and discrimination.
Workshop in Freiburg
The 12 participants of the workshop all had an international background. Some of the students were born abroad while others stayed abroad for a long time. Therefore, the word “international” must be seen from multiple perspectives.

All of the students have worked intensively on their projects. Even though only three of the participants were art students and the workshop didn’t finish until late Sunday evening, all of the projects have been successfully completed.

On the subject “Seeing with the Eyes of Others” many of the content was communicated through subject areas like eyes, looking, change of perspectives etc.

The workshop was designed in an open way so the workshop conductors were able to address the interests and concerns of the participants.

This is why the exhibition offers so many diverse projects, from experimental techniques in the analogous photo studio to digital installations via Photoshop. In addition, the projects included animated and Stop-Motion-techniques and real film with interviews.

Shortly after the participants had introduced themselves, the various opportunities within the different studios were explained. Followed by a PowerPoint presentation which illustrated the different techniques, the participants decided in which team they wanted to work.
Gloria Esposito
The topic “Seeing with the Eyes of Others” was interpreted in various ways. Gloria was part of a group that replaced the eyes of animals with those of people. The participants made close-ups of their own eyes in the photo studio while the pictures of animals were taken at the Mundenhof zoo. During the last two days the pictures were digitally edited via Photoshop.
Tobias Holzleitner
According to the motto “Looking into the Soul of the World”, Tobias combined eyes with attractions from different countries. Some of these pictures were taken by Tobias himself during his travels.
Mohammed Arnous
Mohamad created analogous photograms. This technique gives a new perspective on alienated objects and people. At first, some exposure issues occurred using this experimental process. It took up to four days until the final result came out to be successful, even in larger sizes.
Zita Zengerling
Zita, Xin and Johanna created a conceptual work combining pictures and texts. For this project they conducted interviews about ordinary objects. For this reason they included instructions for their exhibit:
“The image of the person’s eye directly next to the corresponding text; Intermediate distance about 5cm; hang up on eye-level; the visible object (e.g. spoon) towards the platform.”
Xin Zhou
Xin, Johanna and Zita created a conceptual work combining pictures and texts. For this project they conducted interviews about ordinary objects. For this reason they included instructions for their exhibit:
“The image of the person’s eye directly next to the corresponding text; Intermediate distance about 5cm; hang up on eye-level; the visible object (e.g. spoon) towards the platform.”
Marie Langisch
The topic “Seeing with the Eyes of Others” was interpreted in various ways. Marie was part of a group that replaced the eyes of animals with those of people. The participants made close-ups of their own eyes in the photo studio while the pictures of animals were taken at the Mundenhof zoo. During the last two days the pictures were digitally edited via Photoshop
Kai Zwettler
Kai already participated at the ECC-workshop two years ago. Back then, he created a chalkboard-animation. This time he produced a short animated film together with Gloria and Grace. The work on this film is still in progress.
Grace Toby
Grace produced a short animated film together with Gloria and Kai. The work on this film is still in progress.
Tran Thien Than Nguyen
Thien Thanh conducted interview with every participating student, including their parents. She recorded the interviews on camera. Her project is still in postproduction.

Moreover, Thien Thanh created analogous photograms. This technique gives a new perspective on alienated objects and people. At first, some exposure issues occurred using this experimental process. It took up to four days until the final result came out to be successful, even in larger sizes.
Tama´s Vesztergombi
Tamas created analogous photograms. This technique gives a new perspective on alienated objects and people. At first, some exposure issues occurred using this experimental process. It took up to four days until the final result came out to be successful, even in larger sizes.
Felizitas Diering
Felizitas created analogous photograms. This technique gives a new perspective on alienated objects and people. At first, some exposure issues occurred using this experimental process. It took up to four days until the final result came out to be successful, even in larger sizes.
Johanna Häsler
Johanna, Xin and Zita created a conceptual work combining pictures and texts. For this project they conducted interviews about ordinary objects. For this reason they included instructions for their exhibit:
“The image of the person’s eye directly next to the corresponding text; Intermediate distance about 5cm; hang up on eye-level; the visible object (e.g. spoon) towards the platform.”

Moreover, Johanna created analogous photograms. This technique gives a new perspective on alienated objects and people. At first, some exposure issues occurred using this experimental process. It took up to four days until the final result came out to be successful, even in larger sizes.

The workshop "Seeing through Different Eyes" in Freiburg

This workshop takes place in various areas within the Visual Arts department at Freiburg's College of Education. Some rooms that will be used include the art and media room, the photo studio, and the photo lab. Everyone who participates in this workshop will introduced to different areas of art; for example, one can experiment with photo paper in the photo lab, learn how to handle the lighting equipment in the photo studio, work with Photoshop software in the art and media room, or learn about animation methods. In this introduction to art, everyone is free to discover different methods for themselves under guidance and supervision - no prior experience required! Tripods, photo cameras, and video cameras will be provided, but you can also bring your own. Curiosity and inquisitiveness desired.

Workshop supervisors

Prof. Dr. Michael Klant
Artist with background in the Fine Arts. Professor at Freiburg’s College of Education’s Visual Arts Department since 1991.
www.michaelklant.de

Thomas Oswald
Degree in Cinematography, Camera Man, studied under direction of Wim Wenders, among others.
thomas-oswald.de

The workshop „What It Means to Be Different“ in Karlsruhe

In addition to the workshop in Freiburg, there will also be workshops and discussion about what it means to be different in artist Andreas Helmling’s studio. International students can learn about the world of photography and sculpture under guidance, and everyone who participates will get to try out different photography equipment. At the end of the workshop, there will be a photo exhibition to show what everyone has learned.

Workshop supervisor

Andreas Helmling
Concrete and abstract sculptor, designer.
Sculpture Studio: www.andreashelmling.de

Contact

Questions? Want to participate in 2017?


Laura Oprea
International Student Center

Studierendenwerk Karlsruhe AöR
Adenauerring 7
76131 Karlsruhe

Tel.: +49 721 6909-204
E-Mail: isc@sw-ka.de


Claudia Sedelmeier
Presse, Kultur, Soziales

Studierendenwerk Freiburg
Schreiberstr. 12-16
79098 Freiburg

Tel. +49 761-2101-322
E-Mail: sedelmeier@swfr.de