MASTERPLAN
The Masterplan chapter of the FERRY is an unorthodox vision of the future of the higher education of arts in the 21st century. This is an intellectual and visual side note to be read with a creative mind that is open to interpret. The Masterplan should inspire to formulate answers. It is a free association catalogue that continues to shape the idea of the universitas and expands the intellectual framework both in space and in time.
INSPIRATION | CYCLE | ELEPHANT | HUMAN | ANTONY GORMLEY | CAPE FAREWELL | HAPTIO LEARNING | TRADITION OF INNOVATION | HERITAGE | CULTURE | TIMING | PERSONALITY | IMPROVISATION | PINA BAUSCH | EMPATHY | TABERNACLE | SOCIAL BUBBLE | FLOW EXPERIENCE | WERNER HERZOG | RISK TAKING | CENTRE AND PERIPHERY | IDENTITY | DIVERSITY | RELATIVE SPACE | WEIGHTLESSNESS | ANALOG-DIGITAL | EQUILIBRIUM | ARVO PART | SPACEMAKING | STRATIFICATION | TIMELESSNESS | SUSTAINABILITY | LEARNING LANDSCAPE | MARCEL BREUER | DOMAINS | WHERE ARE WE GOING? | HOW? / WHY? | 1+1+1+1+1>5 | THE FERRY | CONNECTION | TRANSIT | INTERMEDIATE SPACE | CROSSINGS | TERRA INCOGNITA | CO-EFFECT | INTERACTION | FEEDBACK | GORDON MATTA-CLARK | CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE BODY | CHOREOGRAPHY OF COMMUNITY | CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE PLACE | CHOREOGRAPHY OF CONSTRUCTION | CHOREOGRAPHY OF INFORMATION | CHOREOGRAPHY OF EDUCATION | CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE 21ST CENTURY | PROGRAMME OF THE EDUCATION CENTRE | MISSION OF THE EDUCATION CENTRE | IDENTITY OF THE EDUCATION CENTRE | RICHARD P. FEYNMAN | THE FERRY AS A CREATIVE CENTRE | THE FERRY AS CONDUCTOR | THE FERRY AS REALITY | THE FERRY AS A BRAND | THE FERRY AS A WORLD MODEL
Ákos Juhász Gábor Kopek
INSPIRATION
The following study can be best compared to the sketches and accounts made by explorers on unchartered territory for those who will no doubt venture further yet benefit from guidance. In the absence of accurate maps, at least directions, points of reference to the world we know.
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Diagrams, insights, snapshots of familiar situations but in what might be an unusual context will launch a narrative that is taken on a journey by free associations according to the logic of words and images.
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This is a travel note that makes recommendations instead of instructions about the emerging opportunities of art education in the 21st century replete with an intellectual value crisis. Its aim is to act as a compass for the pursuit of an internationally unique ‘goal,’ which is not only applicable to Budapest but also provides ammunition for writing the new chapter of a centuries old story of ‘Universitas.’
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When venturing into new lands, what we need most is not recklessness but rather curiosity and imagination. A firm if not detailed vision that enables us to leave our mental comfort zone to make an evolutionary leap. One can only jump from solid ground.
CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE 21ST CENTURY - THE FERRY
The cross-genre creativity of the Bauhaus is related to the universal abilities of the Renaissance polymath, which was a sign of a radical change of attitude in their own time. Today we are engaged in a similar (if not more significant) paradigm shift. The relationship between sculpture and painting for Michelangelo or that of photography and film for Moholy-Nagy, is manifested in the connection between bionics and AI. The rules of the genres cultivated in the more or less defined playing fields of science and art continue to apply, and are but necessary conditions for advancing within a meaningful framework of reference. The necessity of widening disciplinary boundaries and their cross-fertilizing benefits are indisputable, and the authenticity of the new content created depends on their relevance within the reference system. Giordano Bruno (1548–1600) was sent to the stake on charges of heresy, while Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) holding similar views was regarded as a respected scientist only a few decades later. To facilitate individual achievements to combine and develop into new intellectual achievement by reaching a critical mass, institutional platforms are called for. This structure provides the grammatical system for ideas to develop into languages that others can understand.