Should anybody ask us how the 1st of May in Berlin was, we could not provide any testimony to it, because ECLA journeyed to Weimar for the whole weekend. One more proof that we here are not street fighters, but passionate lovers…of culture! The bright and early start at 7 a.m. might have seemed extreme
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Family Portrait
We use our beautiful campus gardens in a variety of ways: student-professor football, volleyball, or badminton matches, mastering the Frisbee, sunbathing, reading or sleeping in the grass, and even treasure hunting. Elizabeth Hanka (AY, USA) proposed dining there too, and the idea expanded to that of a barbecue in the garden, which warmly welcomed everyone
Berlinale 2009: A Horse Is Not A Metaphor
American experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer was present at the Berlin International Film Festival this year with her newest production, entitled A Horse is Not a Metaphor. The thirty-minute film explores details of the director’s biography, with a strong emphasis on her struggle against ovarian cancer. For a public as yet unaccustomed to the work and
All the World’s a Stage
When you’re in Berlin, and it’s freezing cold, do like the Berliners do: retreat somewhere inside where there is both enchantment and entertainment. A little café and a gleeful group of friends could be enough, but one should not disregard the arts either. The city’s cinemas and theaters can generously contribute to the getting-to-know-Berlin process
Commemorating Childhood in “The Cult of the Artist”- Paul Klee and Jeff Koons at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
While waiting in the long queue in front of the Neue Nationalgalerie these days, one has the opportunity to experience once more that forgotten child-like enthusiasm before a magical encounter at the puppet theatre. The shows on display until February fascinate the visitors from two different standpoints: the grand and the minute; 11 giant sculptures
Installation Art: Showing You How We Play
Why did I opt for the Installation class at ECLA? It was not because we do not have to write any papers; to balance this “advantage” there are many hours of practical work involved, not to mention the inevitable creative blocks and the concerns over possible technical break-downs during showings. I joined out of appreciation
I can’t just slice off an ear everyday
Berlin will always be calling, with its streets, shops, parks, bars, clubs, faces, museums, galleries, cinemas, squats, walls and under-or-above ground events. The newest inhabitants of Pankow are constantly feeling the pull of this siren´s song. As their activities in class intensify, they value every spare moment that allows them to plunge into the pulsating
ECLA Guest Lecture: Discussing Objectivity with Lorraine Daston
The present PY core course is structured around the theme of objectivity, aiming beyond its scientific boundaries, and revealing its conceptual and practical impact in domains such as ethics, politics, or aesthetics. The beginning of the term was marked by a thorough questioning into the nature and prerequisites of the scientific self, and of objectivity