The Faculty of Humanities and Art of Liepaja University (LiepU) for almost two weeks hosted a Filipino contemporary artist Jason Dy from Ateneo de Manila University (Fine Arts Department) from Philippines. The guest lecturer had arrived on the Erasmus+ teaching visit under International Credit Mobility project KA107 No 2018-1-LV01-KA107-046886 that LiepU is realizing the second year with this university.
The guest lecturer was giving lectures to Bachelor students in the study programme “New Media Art” in LiepU New Media Art Research Laboratory (MPLab) about topics such as “Art and Community”, “Art and Technology” (Ateneo’s art technology projects), “Art and Piece”, art research and his current art projects “Red Umbrella” (art in response to violence) and “Dead birds”. Jason Dy also took part in LiepU organized 11th International New Media Art Week festival (IWeek) UPDATE. Human. Nature with a presentation and participated in the workshops of the festival.
Jason Dy had studied arts, namely, Master’s by Creative Practice and Master’s in Art History and Curating at Liverpool Hope University in United Kingdom. Through his graduate studies, he is able to articulate his current creative practice that investigates into “the community and studio-based responses to changing religious and cultural circumstances, locations and events” (LHU).
The international coordinator Sintija Leigute, who is the project coordinator, admits that "by this experience LiepU art students could get to know new knowledge and valuable art experience, as well as to compare common and different art issues in Latvia and Philippines. I am sure that we will continue to have this international art exchange in the future, as the art unites different cultures and there is a lot to be studied behind in both universities".
LiepU international office guided the guest lecturer to one of the most unique and historical parts of Liepaja - Karosta, which is the largest historical military zone in the Baltics, to beautiful Kuldiga city and around Liepaja.
Photos made by MPLab and International Office:
