Conscious Living

Counter-mapping can lead to emancipatory processes for communities at local and global levels. It then becomes a form of resistance and shows how power affects the representation of reality.

Japanese architect Yoichi Koizumi visited NION to brainstorm in a workshop how we can collaborate. Together we studied preceding examples of green architecture and got some wonderful insights

Summer always enchants us with its charms and the end of that season is often sentimental. This year, NION Community celebrated the Sun in various ways.

NION Community members Birgit and Guillaume shared the disoveries around the topic cleaning they’ve made during their three month artist residency in Kyoto.

The capitalist system has been facing a multilayered crisis. Is there a solution to solve it from within and later on transition to a new one?

Minimalism often gets criticized as being a lifestyle for privileged youngsters who are fed up with chasing money. But it could also be a chance to free us from having to buy things we can not afford.

NION community have created their first Summer Solstice festivity. We appreciated the Sun, met some wonderful creatures, and held a very special ritual.

In addition to direct interaction with all kinds of animals, education and art also offer the opportunity to engage. For example at Tieranatomisches Theater Berlin.

Whether you want to view cherry blossoms or maple leaves in style or just escape from everything for an hour, take a break in one of Vienna‘s most beautiful gardens…

A Japanese concept that deals with aesthetic perception, the beauty of the simple and naturally aged. Nowadays, industrial manufactured goods have appeared though.

In January, NION Community members Birgit and Guillaume started an artist residency in Kyoto. Their last weeks were full of crafts, rituals and mindfulness.

Where once the Berlin Wall stood, trees from Japan took over, delighting senses of the passers-by. Nevertheless, Germany’s division is not forgotten.