Inspiration Imagination Dedication - From Luki with Love

Reading the foreword and first chapter of my favorite book for you:

Toni Morrison’s „The Bluest Eye“, a story about a young black girl who prays every day for beauty. Mocked by other children for the dark skin, curly hair and brown eyes that set her apart, she yearns for the blond hair and blue eyes that she believes will allow her to finally fit in.

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We often have the feeling that we need something more

That something is missing in our lives

A lot of people try to impress people that they don’t even like

They buy things with money that they don’t even have

But what matters is the love you have for yourself

And the love of your close friends

Taking care of each other

Being responsible for each other

And being responsible for your own well-being

There is a time to take responsibility

There is a time for things to change

Life consists of cycles

When you can’t see the moon and the stars in the daylight

It doesn’t mean they don’t exist

"Selbstbewusstsein ist ansteckend"

Performative Speech at the occasion of my graduation from Kunstakademie Düsseldorf on July 6, 2020

Re-performed on Instagram on July 15, 2020

In German language

In deutscher Sprache

„Confidence is contagious“

Performative Speech at the occasion of my graduation from Kunstakademie Düsseldorf on July 6, 2020

Re-performed on Instagram on July 15, 2020

Part 3: Some Of Us (Poem)

„Confidence is contagious“

Performative Speech at the occasion of my graduation from Kunstakademie Düsseldorf on July 6, 2020

Re-performed on Instagram on July 15, 2020

Part 2: Gender-Identity, Frustration, Journey-Manifesto

„Confidence is contagious“

Performative Speech at the occasion of my graduation from Kunstakademie Düsseldorf on July 6, 2020

Re-performed on Instagram on July 15, 2020

Part 1:

I.  0:00 – 2:12 Re-enactment Monster Ball Tour (Lady Gaga)

II.  2:13 – 3:41 My time in school, age 14-18

III.  3:42 – 7:44 1st travel to New York City, looking for Amanda Lepore

A conversation with Antwerp-based fashion photographer Renée Paule: 21, blonde and beautiful, she is one of the best dressed people I know. Renée is not afraid to dream big and is dedicated to hard work and getting better every day. We talk about her biggest idol (singer Dalida) and why water colors are essential for her beauty routine.

Renée Paule inspires me to be committed, confident and well-dressed.

(1:23) Introduction Renée Paule

(3:41) Conversation part 1: Growing up, Studies, Dalida, Inspiration, Confidence, Dreams

(16:07) Luki's Quick 20 Questions

(19:38) Conversation part 2: Work Process, wild & responsible, Make-up, Courage to become an artist

(35:36) Luki's Last Question

@lukivondergracht @realreneepaule

A conversation with LA-based artist Sparkly 22 a.k.a. Nora Berman. We talk about her performative rituals, why she is planning to build a temple and how she became friends with her ego.

Sparkly inspires me to listen closer to my intuition and to take more care of my own private „miracle zone“.

(5:52) Introduction Sparkly

(7:27) Sparkly's song no. 1

(8:28) Conversation part 1

(24:51) Luki's Quick 20 Questions

(30:23) Conversation part 2

(44:51) Luki's Last Question

(46:25) Sparkly's song no. 2

@lukivondergracht @sparkly22miracle

This podcast by Luki von der Gracht is a Love Letter to Freedom of Self Expression and Creativity.

Conversations about the power of dreaming and making in the field of Art, Fashion, Beauty, Music, Spirituality, Dance, Theatre and Literature.