A Home Truth on Contemplation and Resistance

We are faced by information overload, which has led to our constant distraction. Awareness has been replaced by disconnection, not just from our immediate surroundings, but from our own physical and mental consciousness.

Slowing down everyday life should be the topic of our time. We can divert indifference into engagement by finding new strategies to resist the temptation to pursue immediate satisfaction.



Publisher: REAL
Year: 2019
Dimensions: 10.8 x 17.5 cm
Pages: 46
Cover: Softbound
ISBN: 978-1-9164068-2-7







Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda is a Swiss-German-American architectural designer and analog photographer based in Eindhoven. Her work blends architecture and social documentary, exploring how people relate to space through memory, ownership, and emotional connection. Rooted in long-term dialogue and slow observation, her practice reveals the quiet narratives that shape how we inhabit the built world.