The objective of the first semester is to advance the conceptualisation of the master project by experimenting and deepening the research into each field. Students train creative, analytic and methodological skills, which are relevant for the realisation of their master collection and their future professional path. They lay a stable foundation to construct their master project with maximum freedom during the second semester of the final year. Students explore their artistic intentions and define their unique vision. The awareness of one’s creative processes and the potential of diverse methods are encouraged to support the students’ confidence in their artistic skills. Applying and testing different intuitive and analytical working methods are an essential part of the first semester of the MA2.

Various methods inspire each other in a circular flow along the creative process. We encourage and practise forms of free creation, experiment and intuition, methods of observation and analysis, formulation, identification, elaboration and contextualisation. All of them are granted a well-defined space and time.

To establish students’ ability to articulate, present, debate, critique, and put their work in perspective, students and tutors collaborate through different formats: workshops and mentoring that introduce students to experimentation, sprint-design, research, arranging and editing, resulting in their ability to articulate a vision through their collection; individual conversations and discussions in peer groups and fittings, designing directly on a body in movement and in dialogue with technical experts.