Otaniemi Upper Secondary School – Sustainable Future Project
Course code, full name, and status (C/EC/OP)
KU01 My images, shared cultures C
Topic
Visual expression in connection with ethical and ecological questions
Duration
0-8x75min
Objectives (directly from the National Core Curriculum):
The objective of the module is that the student
- explore and interpret topical phenomena of visual arts and other forms of visual culture
- understand the significance of visual cultures in their own lives, in society, and in a global world
- understand the significance of visual culture as a manifestation of cultural diversity as well as its role in renewing cultural heritage and in terms of sustainable future
Content
Ethics and environmental expertise
Studies deepen the qualifications to use different materials and technologies sustainably.
Students’ ethics and environmental expertise evolve when students explore ethical and environmental questions through visual expression.
More detailed description of content if necessary
Key concepts
Land/Earth art, installation art, environmental art, bioart, ethics of art, material knowledge, ecological art
Connections within the subject
Connections to other subjects (if already known)
Possible model pathways related to the content
Agenda2030: 12 and 13 responsible consuming and climate acts