My trusty point and shoot camera and I have shared some great views and preserved a few unforgettable memories. For this weekend trip to Leipzig and though, I deliberately left it in my dorm room. There was something exhilarating about the idea of being away from the components of modern life, to be footloose without
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Poetry Night closes Annual Conference 2010
The Annual Conference 2010 came to an end on Friday, February 12th, in a very elegant way as the ECLA community gathered at Wilhelm-Wolff-Str. 43 to share a poetry evening. Students, Faculty and Guests enjoyed a variety of cheeses, fruits and wines. The evening commenced at 19.30, and quite a few of the attendees decided
The Annual Conference 2010 at ECLA. Film Night: Lost in Translation
On Tuesday night, two days into the week of the Annual Conference, ECLA students, faculty, and visiting lecturers went to a private theater to watch the Sofia Coppola film “Lost in Translation.” The film touched upon issues of translation and disconnection in the relationship between two Americans visiting Japan. After the screening, faculty member David
Final Installation Showings
For eight ECLA students, there loomed a particularly stressful date in December: Wednesday 9th, at 19.30, when the final autumn term Installation showings were scheduled to take place. For a number of students, with elaborate projects in mind for the final showing, the race against time started a few days in advance. This event was
International Dinner at ECLA
On December 27 most of the ECLA community put their culinary skills to test: the day had come to celebrate the much awaited International Dinner Party. The three kitchens of the students houses and the major cooking area of the cafeteria were occupied with eager students, faculty and administration members wanting to prepare a representative
Video Installation Showings
Awaited by many, the video installation aspect of the Installation module finally arrived at Platanenstr. 98 on November 25th. This was a chance for students to practice editing skills as a new language. It was about understanding a new way of expressing ideas, with a different set of symbols. The assignment was very specific: the