Christiane Eck
@frankandfloyd.bsky.social
arts comms // graphic design & animation // indie films & music // migrant // londoner (e17) // professionally german // she/her // views my own
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The artist duo Ackroyd & Harvey will be this year’s Goethe Annual Lecture speakers 🌱
Join us to discover how Joseph Beuys’ visionary project “7000 Oaks” inspired their tree-growing practice and community engagement.
📅 20 Nov | 6:30PM
🔗 Save your spot: www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
Join us to discover how Joseph Beuys’ visionary project “7000 Oaks” inspired their tree-growing practice and community engagement.
📅 20 Nov | 6:30PM
🔗 Save your spot: www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
October 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The artist duo Ackroyd & Harvey will be this year’s Goethe Annual Lecture speakers 🌱
Join us to discover how Joseph Beuys’ visionary project “7000 Oaks” inspired their tree-growing practice and community engagement.
📅 20 Nov | 6:30PM
🔗 Save your spot: www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
Join us to discover how Joseph Beuys’ visionary project “7000 Oaks” inspired their tree-growing practice and community engagement.
📅 20 Nov | 6:30PM
🔗 Save your spot: www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
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The Photographers' Gallery and @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social invite proposals for two micro-commissions from artists or collectives based in the UK or Germany.
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unthinking.photography/other/open-c...
Open Call: ghost in the loop | unthinking.photography
An open call for works exploring the cultural, societal, emotional, and aesthetic implications of creating art for — and with — machines.
unthinking.photography
October 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Photographers' Gallery and @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social invite proposals for two micro-commissions from artists or collectives based in the UK or Germany.
unthinking.photography/other/open-c...
unthinking.photography/other/open-c...
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FYI: AI in education, ai teachers, ai degrees.. all of it is for the poor. The rich won’t be sending their children to schools full of screens and chatbot teachers. And they will be doing philosophy, business, international relations degrees. Not “ai”. It will be a sign of wealth to not use ai.
October 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
FYI: AI in education, ai teachers, ai degrees.. all of it is for the poor. The rich won’t be sending their children to schools full of screens and chatbot teachers. And they will be doing philosophy, business, international relations degrees. Not “ai”. It will be a sign of wealth to not use ai.
“… How integrated do you feel on a regular basis? Do you have an extended society of neighbours and drop-in centres and free spaces that haven’t been sold off for development where you can spend time with other people? I doubt it. …”
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A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik
It’s easier for politicians to blame others than to face the truth: Britain has been stripped of the spaces and opportunities that allow for true social integration, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Ma...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
“… How integrated do you feel on a regular basis? Do you have an extended society of neighbours and drop-in centres and free spaces that haven’t been sold off for development where you can spend time with other people? I doubt it. …”
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
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Join @annierutherford.bsky.social for 'Reviewing Translations: Making the Translator Visible' ONLINE on Wednesday 22 October 📚 ✨
Find out more and book: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...
In partnership with @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social
Find out more and book: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...
In partnership with @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Join @annierutherford.bsky.social for 'Reviewing Translations: Making the Translator Visible' ONLINE on Wednesday 22 October 📚 ✨
Find out more and book: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...
In partnership with @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social
Find out more and book: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...
In partnership with @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social
A quick read full of wit and wisdom, gloriously translated
October 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A quick read full of wit and wisdom, gloriously translated
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🌟Registration is open to become a volunteer mentor in 2026 with Arts Emergency across London, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.🌟
bit.ly/4lux6Fb
bit.ly/4lux6Fb
August 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🌟Registration is open to become a volunteer mentor in 2026 with Arts Emergency across London, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.🌟
bit.ly/4lux6Fb
bit.ly/4lux6Fb
A good read 8/10
August 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
A good read 8/10
Listening to Stars of CCTV for the first time in ages, searching the Guardian website to find a recent article on Hard-Fi, came across this, thought I’d share:
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www.theguardian.com/music/musicb...
Glastonbury festival: our fans from the suburbs must rock against racism
Love Music Hate Racism invited us here and we had to say yes. It's pretty shocking how few bands are politically aware
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August 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Listening to Stars of CCTV for the first time in ages, searching the Guardian website to find a recent article on Hard-Fi, came across this, thought I’d share:
www.theguardian.com/music/musicb...
www.theguardian.com/music/musicb...
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I love a) this cover and b) how Suede now look like the cast of a gritty ITV crime procedural.
(l-r)
Mat - Beleaguered boss
Richard - Life-hardened sidekick
Brett - Detective who plays by his own rules.
Neil - Undercover drugs operative
Simon - Forensic pathologist
1/2
(l-r)
Mat - Beleaguered boss
Richard - Life-hardened sidekick
Brett - Detective who plays by his own rules.
Neil - Undercover drugs operative
Simon - Forensic pathologist
1/2
July 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I love a) this cover and b) how Suede now look like the cast of a gritty ITV crime procedural.
(l-r)
Mat - Beleaguered boss
Richard - Life-hardened sidekick
Brett - Detective who plays by his own rules.
Neil - Undercover drugs operative
Simon - Forensic pathologist
1/2
(l-r)
Mat - Beleaguered boss
Richard - Life-hardened sidekick
Brett - Detective who plays by his own rules.
Neil - Undercover drugs operative
Simon - Forensic pathologist
1/2
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The Gaza discourse has been Vylanised – but that diversionary strategy just doesn’t work any more | Archie Bland
The Gaza discourse has been Vylanised – but that diversionary strategy just doesn’t work any more | Archie Bland
Those appalled by Israel’s actions in Gaza, and the kind of media frenzy prompted by Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury appearance, are finding their voice, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter
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July 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The Gaza discourse has been Vylanised – but that diversionary strategy just doesn’t work any more | Archie Bland
These are good times for finding your moral compass.
July 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
These are good times for finding your moral compass.
Gotta love Lewis Capaldi.
June 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Gotta love Lewis Capaldi.
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A grassroots movement like Arts Emergency rarely lasts or grows as we have.Our work changes lives, but we rely on monthly donations.Those donations are down £50k since 2021. We've cut all we can, now we're appealing to you for £2/month to plug the gap & go on www.arts-emergency.org/donate%F0%9F...
June 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A grassroots movement like Arts Emergency rarely lasts or grows as we have.Our work changes lives, but we rely on monthly donations.Those donations are down £50k since 2021. We've cut all we can, now we're appealing to you for £2/month to plug the gap & go on www.arts-emergency.org/donate%F0%9F...
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71,000 children in Gaza will need urgent treatment for acute malnutrition, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report.
With supplies running out, it's imperative that aid be allowed in for children’s health and survival.
With supplies running out, it's imperative that aid be allowed in for children’s health and survival.
May 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
71,000 children in Gaza will need urgent treatment for acute malnutrition, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report.
With supplies running out, it's imperative that aid be allowed in for children’s health and survival.
With supplies running out, it's imperative that aid be allowed in for children’s health and survival.
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Wed 28 May - Wed 11 June 2025, Goethe-Institut London & Online
THOMAS BRASCH: A LIFE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST
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THOMAS BRASCH: A LIFE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST
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Events | Goethe-Institut UK
– A Life Between East and West
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May 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Wed 28 May - Wed 11 June 2025, Goethe-Institut London & Online
THOMAS BRASCH: A LIFE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST
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THOMAS BRASCH: A LIFE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST
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Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer
Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer
Exclusive: backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month
* UK politics live – latest updates
More than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.
The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month. Continue reading...
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May 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer
Best book I’ve read in a while, really enjoyed the atmosphere.
May 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Best book I’ve read in a while, really enjoyed the atmosphere.
It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to host a preview screening of #RiefenstahlFilm with such wonderful guests at @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social. The documentary is an absolute must-watch, coming to UK cinemas next week.
We were at Goethe-Institut London last night for a preview screening of RIEFENSTAHL + Q&A with producer Sandra Maischberger hosted by Philip Oltermann.
#RiefenstahlFilm is in cinemas 9 May.
#RiefenstahlFilm is in cinemas 9 May.
May 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to host a preview screening of #RiefenstahlFilm with such wonderful guests at @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social. The documentary is an absolute must-watch, coming to UK cinemas next week.
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I was so sorry to hear of the passing of Walthamstow artist Anna Alcock. Before she died she set up this Go Fund account to raise money for her children. Share and donate if you can. t.co/99TQ0p4x4g
https://gofund.me/395bb750
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April 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I was so sorry to hear of the passing of Walthamstow artist Anna Alcock. Before she died she set up this Go Fund account to raise money for her children. Share and donate if you can. t.co/99TQ0p4x4g
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🏳️⚧️ NEW 🏳️⚧️
We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.
So we’re readying a challenge – join us:
goodlaw.social/xpme
We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.
So we’re readying a challenge – join us:
goodlaw.social/xpme
Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
goodlaw.social
April 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🏳️⚧️ NEW 🏳️⚧️
We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.
So we’re readying a challenge – join us:
goodlaw.social/xpme
We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.
So we’re readying a challenge – join us:
goodlaw.social/xpme
South Kensington station, April 2025
April 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
South Kensington station, April 2025
April 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The kid and I went to see Matt Berninger at Union Chapel last weekend. Would recommend.
April 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The kid and I went to see Matt Berninger at Union Chapel last weekend. Would recommend.