“Photography is not something that I can show, but something that can help me induce a feeling, a strong feeling that I felt.” This is how Valerie Jouve explains one of the aspects of her photographic practice. She takes pictures only after hours of… more »

The first week at the Summer Academy was the week of first times for me. I’ve come to Austria for the first time, for the first time I am required to keep a blogging diary of this sort, for the first time I am surrounded with this many creative people… more »

Thursday was reserved for Lukas Pusch and Michael Wegerer's class, as I was promised to see them making a print from scratch. The promise came true and after several hours spent in their workshop, I have to say that I have a newly found admiration for… more »

Melissa Gordon is teaching at the Summer Academy for the second time. I've noticed that her students are the most covered in color compared to others. Hardly a surprise, since what they are doing is exploring gesture in all of its forms.   In this… more »

On the third day of Summer Academy, I met with Mark van Yetter who is teaching a course in painting focusing. Mark is here for the second time, having been a co-teacher in 2014. as… more »