Art, body, costume - the clothed body in image and embodied space

Education facts

Code: KV5018

The body plays a central role in art and visual culture – from historical portraits and fashion photography to contemporary performance and exhibition spaces. This course explores how costume and fashion function as artistic and identity-forming expressions, and how they influence and activate the body in images and embodied space. Through theoretical and multisensory perspectives, the course examines the interplay between the dressed body, materiality, and spatiality in art, performance, and visual culture. How do costume and fashion communicate power, status, and identity? How do movement and exhibition design affect the interpretation of visual experiences? The course is designed for students with an interest in art, fashion, scenography, and exhibition design, offering an advanced understanding of how body and costume interact in artistic practices.

Entry requirements

Kandidatexamen med humanistisk eller konstnärlig inriktning, eller motsvarande. Engelska 6/Engelska B från svensk gymnasieskola eller motsvarande nivå på ett internationellt erkänt test, till exempel TOEFL, IELTS.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Art, body, costume - the clothed body in image and embodied space

  University of Gothenburg

  GÖTEBORG

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 30 September 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %