FRAMER FRAMED X MACGUFFIN
presentation CHAINS
Amsterdam, January 2023

In January 2023 Framer Framed, a platform for visual culture and critical theory in Amsterdam, hosted the launch of CHAINS, a MacGuffin podcast by Alix de Massiac. In the five-part podcast series, De Massiac paints a portrait of the Amsterdamse Stadsbank van Lening, a four-hundred-year-old pawnshop that’s a unique combination of business and social service.

The Stadsbank lends money, accepting jewellery as collateral. Payment is immediate, but onward sale or melting down are irrevocable if the loan isn’t paid off on time. In Framer Framed, the remarkable story of the Stadsbank and pawning in popular culture, were discussed by podcast maker Alix de Massiac and Marijke Carasso-Kok, author of a book about the history of the Stadsbank.

Photos: Mathijs Labadie/Maarten Nauw