This course extends students’ engagement with the discourse and practice of artists’ moving image, advancing both technical and conceptual approaches to video, installation, and immersive media. Building on foundations established in first-year moving image courses, students develop greater independence and ambition in their studio work, producing artworks that critically respond to contemporary contexts and debates.
Through self-directed projects, workshops, seminars, and tutorials, students investigate how moving image operates within the expanded field of contemporary art. Emphasis is placed on experimental approaches to spatial display, interactivity, immersion, and the convergence of screen and hybrid media practices. Alongside studio research, students critically engage with the histories, theories, and emerging trajectories of artists’ moving image, situating their own work within this broader field.
Students may enrol in this course more than once, up to a maximum of 12 units, provided they complete a different topic each time. Course content, assessment, and reading lists vary according to the topic and the expertise of the convenor. Please refer to the class summary for detailed information about the topic offered in a given semester.
Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Advanced Video Art
This topic deepens students’ engagement with video as an artistic medium, with a focus on installation and expanded screen practices. Students have the opportunity to experiment with multi-channel work, video projection, and combinations of screen-based and material elements. Workshops introduce approaches to working with advanced display formats, while seminars critically examine how artists use moving image to activate space, architecture, and the body. Through independent projects, students test how technical and formal decisions influence audience reception and meaning, developing artworks that challenge conventional relationships between the screen, the image, and its environment.
Immersion, Interaction & Expanded Media
This topic explores immersive and interactive approaches to moving image, including Virtual and Augmented Reality as well as other experimental technologies. Students are encouraged to explore presence, embodiment, and interactivity through studio projects that test how immersive environments transform audience experience. Workshops develop technical skills in VR/AR authoring and related platforms, while seminars situate immersive media within contemporary art and critical media theory. Emphasis is placed on experimentation and conceptual inquiry, with students reflecting on the cultural, social, and political implications of immersive technologies while developing works that expand their independent moving image practice.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate competency with a range of advanced technical skills in relation to moving image & contemporary art practice;
- independently explore the potential of material/s & methods relevant to moving image and set projects;
- recognise and analyse precedents and influences on artistic practice; and
- evaluate chosen studio methodologies on the outcomes of studio projects.
Other Information
School of Art & Design studio courses have a limited enrolment capacity. Students are advised to enrol as early as possible to maximise the opportunity of securing a place.
This course will have a Materials Fee. At the ANU School of Art & Design, each workshop sources appropriate specialist materials, which are made available to students to facilitate their working effectively, efficiently and safely within our programs. The School of Art & Design is able to supply materials that don’t compromise ANU obligations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS), and that have been assessed as suitable for each course. The Materials Fee is payable for the School of Art & Design to supply consumables and materials that become your physical property. You can choose to pay the Materials Fee and have these materials supplied to you through the School of Art & Design, allowing you to take advantage of the GST-free bulk purchasing power of the ANU. These materials are also WHS compliant. The exact cost of the Materials Fee will be updated in the Class Summary for each semester in which the course is offered. The full SOAD policy can be read here: https://soad.cass.anu.edu.au/required-resources-and-incidental-fees.
Indicative Assessment
- Portfolio of studio work (Project 1) (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Portfolio of studio work (Project 2) (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Portfolio of studio work (Project 3) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Critical refection, equivalent to 1000 words (May include visual diary and/or written reflection) (20) [LO 3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and
b) 82 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
As listed on Canvas
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 12
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $4200 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $5820 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced video art, installation and display techn | ||||||
| 5074 | 22 Feb 2027 | 01 Mar 2027 | 31 Mar 2027 | 28 May 2027 | In Person | N/A |