Author: Charity Ellis

Anonymous Contemplating Ongoing Dialogue 2024, Bard College Berlin Why dialogue? It is a question with no straightforward answer, and one that holds profound significance. Some may argue that dialogue is the cornerstone of democracy, embodying principles of deliberation and ongoing conversation. However, I believe its importance transcends the previous. Dialogue is a mirror reflecting the…

Elma Talić between 12000 and 50000; between 1992 and 1995 2024, Bard College Berlin Only the historian will have the gift of fanning the spark of hope in the past who is firmly convinced that even the dead will not be safe from the enemy if he wins. And this enemy has not ceased to…

Jay Nidzelska Shared Life 2024, Bard College Berlin According to Aristotle, happiness is something that is conceived roughly as living well and doing well, which requires not merely ethical virtues but also activities through which these virtues will manifest. Friends play a crucial role in assisting us to integrate these virtues into our lives through…

Jiayao (Lilith) Gao RaMian: A Culinary Journey Through Time 2024, Bard College Berlin Embark on a profound journey with “RaMian”, a visual novel that transcends time and cuisine, connecting hearts and histories. Named after ‘ramen’ and ‘la mian’, this game celebrates the intertwined culinary traditions of Japan and China, using a common noodle dish as…

Lily Adams Conglomeration of History 2024, Bard College Berlin How much more will we sacrifice in the name of progress? The “Angelus Novus” in Walter Benjamin’s “Theses on the Philosophy of History” is forced to turn its back to the future whilst being blown into it by progress’s unrelenting force, creating an ever more violent…

Lou Horiot de la Panneterie Back from the Border 2024, Bard College Berlin This work addresses the volunteers’ experience of coming home after a period of volunteering. It deals with the specific border separating France and the United Kingdom along the Channel sea. The project is inspired by testimonies of former volunteers of the organization…

Olivia Thayer In the Echoes of Resistance 2024, Bard College Berlin An echo is created when a sound hits a hard surface. Whether a cry or joyful shout, a musical note, clapping, stomping, a whisper… these sounds are lost to the ether when they’re made in open air, free to travel for as long as…

Liza Mamon hear my pain heal 2024, Bard College Berlin Pain is an unpleasant sensoryand emotional experience associatedwith actual or potential tissue damage,or described in terms of such damage.— definition by International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Living in the pain-avoidant world, where suffering and harm necessarily entail negative connotations, my project aims…