Installations: Joachim Knill, Shipping Culture Through Time and Space
4:27
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Meet Joachim Knill, a mixed media installation artist as he shares examples of his work and describes influences on and the creative process for that work. For more information go to: http://www.joachimknill.com/ for more information.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-Knill**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: View the video first without sound and have students look at the installation created by the artist. What do they think about it? Why do they think he created it? Is there a meaning behind it? What might that meaning be? Then view the video to find the artist’s answers to these questions.
- Activity Idea: Use the video to help students understand the concept of “installation art” and/or in conjunction with an installation art project the class create.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
