Integrated Arts and Psychology Workshop
Psychology Workshop: Psychocinematics: The Psychology of Cinematic Experience
How does your brain experience motion pictures? In this workshop we explore the field of psychocinematics – an interdisciplinary area at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience and cinematography. Through demonstrations, film analysis and hand-on activities we attempt to understand how we perceive motion, experience emotion and build narratives in a motion picture. We will explore the psychological mechanism underlying the cinematic experience drawing ideas from cognitive psychology, neuroscience and aesthetics. The workshop aims for a deeper understanding of perception and cognition through the lens of cinematics.
Speaker
Professor Nithin George
Assistant Professor
School of Arts and Sciences
PhD (Indian Institute of Gandhinagar)
Research Interests: Visual Attention, Perception, Psychophysics, Perceptual Learning
Integrated Arts Workshop: Bringing Art to Life
"How is an idea built and taken forward through a range of artistic languages? In this workshop, participants will explore how disciplines such as visual arts, story-telling, theatre, and poetry can come together to address a socially relevant topic. Through hands-on activity, the workshop will demonstrate the contemporary and interdisciplinary nature of performing and visual arts. Brief discussions on a few artists’ work in the history of performing and visual arts will also emphasise the role of art in society, bridging the gaps between the artistic endeavours of creative individuals and contemporary social issues."
Speakers
Professor Rajesh Naidu
Assistant Professor
School of Arts and Sciences
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts/Painting (Indiana State University)
Research Interests: Representational Art, Observational Art, Visual Arts, Painting, Human Condition, Figurative Art, Human Figure, Realism
Professor Kathyayini Dash
Assistant Professor
School of Arts and Sciences
PhD (University of Cape Town)
Research Interests: Interdisciplinary Artistic Research, Practice-as-research and Practice-based Research Methodology in Theatre and Performance, Archive Studies, Migration Studies, Embodiment Studies, Decolonial Studies, Affect Studies
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM IST
Venue: Ahmedabad University, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad- 380009
Registration is mandatory. For any queries, please get in touch with Vanisha Gopalani at [email protected] | +91.6351718180
