Extreme Private Eros: Photography and Diaristic Writing

This course explores how intimate photography and writing can work together to express personal, emotional, and mythical narratives. Inspired by Sophie Calle, Marguerite Duras, Chris Marker, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Carrie Mae Weems, Yukio Mishima, and Nobuyoshi Araki-alongside other artists, writers, and thinkers who blur the lines between art, voyeurism, and self-revelation-students learn to wield the camera as their co-conspirator and writing as their bleeding instinct. The outcome of this class is a body of work that fuses intimate portraiture with deeply reflective writing. The course encourages risk-taking, vulnerability, and raw self-expression across media.

Course Level / Prerequisite: Open to all skill levels. Students ranging from beginner to experienced will be successful in classes that are Open to All Skill Levels.

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Courses are subject to minimum enrollment. Please register early, within five days of the start-date, to reduce the likelihood of course cancellation and to ensure you receive all course-related materials in time to prepare for class. Registration for this course will close one day prior to the start date of the course.

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