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We are delighted to announce that Tomas Vandecasteele has joined LUCA School of Arts and KU Leuven as a new PhD researcher under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Maarten Coëgnarts.

Over the next six years, Tomas will pursue an interdisciplinary project at the crossroads of neuroscience, philosophy, and portrait photography. His research explores the concept of dynamic meaning-making in photography—examining how the meaning of an image is not fixed, but continually shaped by the perceptual and emotional engagement of the viewer.

Tartu University psychology BA student Katariina Koemets who's BA thesis Elen Lotman co-supervised graduated with her thesis "Comparing the filmmaker's intent with the viewer's immediate experience in event segmentation" using Tanel Toom's film Truth and Justice.

We are pleased to share that Pedro Torres León, MA student in Cinematography at Aalto University, has successfully graduated with his thesis The End of Shadows (2024).