The First Public Exhibition of the “Vremya” Group in Kharkiv: a New Art Medium Manifesto

A certain liberalization of life accompanied the period known as Khrushchev’s thaw. It contributed to the formation of the new directions in artistic culture of Ukraine. Although they were not supported by the authorities, these directions were more in line with reality. Their viability depended entirely on the corresponding alternative groupings which appeared at that period. Such program was presented by the avant-garde Kharkiv “seven”, the photographers who united in the group “Vremya” in 1971. The group included Yu. Rupin and Ye. Pavlov (the founders), B. Mikhailov, O. Maliovany, H. Tubalev, O. Suprun, and O. Sytnychenko, and A. Makienko, who joined later. That was the time of apartment exhibitions and slide shows. In 1983, this group organized a show at Kharkiv House of Scientists, relying on its liberal exhibition policy and intelligent viewers. Despite the crowd, which gathered for the opening of the exhibition, the show was closed at the end of the first day. The opening included the press line‑up where the group entrusted Yuri Rupin to present the concept of the group, in particular, the “impact theory”. The exhibition became a serious mistake in the policy of such a centralized institution as Kharkiv House of Scientists. Photography appeared as a powerful art medium, not as a mere verification service. Therefore, it was very important that the background of the exhibition included a museum‑level cultural location, which was the next step after Vagrich Bakhchanyan’s nonconformist actions and street exhibitions in Kharkiv in the mid‑1960s. The “Vremya” group manifested photography as a new force of influence, which could no longer be ignored. An important historical fact was recorded because the group entered the zone of public conflict. At the same time, they consolidated the achieved positions such as the right to individuality, freedom of artistic gesture, and intervention in the field of photographic mimesis.

Identifying Students' Pre-Classroom Behaviors in a Flipped Learning Environment

Advancements in Information Technology have lead the world to new ways of life including in the education field. Nowadays we have various types of computer and Internet-assisted learning. With the booming of blended learning, here comes the flipped classroom environment, where students are expected to learn even before the conventional class meetings started. In this study, we address the question of how students behave toward various learning materials packaged in 3 types of media: text and images, slide shows with audio narration, and slide shows with the appearance of the lecturer. Based on our samples the findings are surprising: some students never made access before the class; and on the other hand, the text-and-image-based learning materials have the highest number of pre-classroom access.

Dez pontos sobre apresentações de slides, suas características e implicações para a prática docente

In this article, we describe important aspects of slide shows in ten topics, which involve: (a) the definition of this artefact; (b) its characteristics, linked to its historical development; (c) some criticism and problems in its structure and use; (d) results of empirical research regarding its use in an educational context; and (e) recommendations for improved practices in designing slideshows. The source of data was extracted from a literature review of several articles and books mainly from the areas of Education, Management and Cognitive Psychology.

The Automatic Exhibition: Slide Shows and Electronics at the Swiss National Exhibition 1964

The advent of projection in exhibitions in the early 1960s brought with it a new form of automatized exhibition. Its rise was part of a larger phenomenon of automation and of rationalization of informational processes in Western society, with the rise of electronics. The Swiss National Exhibition in Lausanne in 1964 offers a good example of this: slide shows and multi-screen projections were used to promote administrative automation and to foster a new market of exhibition machinery.