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In times of constant sensory overload and fixation on consumption, the longing for a clear, manageable, simple life is growing. Decluttering is booming, and not just online: whether capsule wardrobe, van life or Marie Kondo – it’s always about radically restricting yourself and concentrating on the essentials. But does less really make you happy? In times of constant sensory overload, the longing for a simple life is growing. In an affluent society, renunciation has become a kind of lifestyle trend: whether capsule fashion, van life or Marie Kondo, it’s about radically restricting yourself and concentrating on the essentials. The principle is not new, art has been pursuing this idea for centuries. The artist Mori Taiyoh tells us what benefits there are in omitting things. The Japanese artist’s pictures often consist of just a drawn line. He lays a pioneering trail – no turning, no decisions are possible – what a relief. We have met people who have reduced everything: possessions, consumption, social expectations. And that is exactly what has helped them to become very wealthy. Like the artist Lisa Maria Mayer. She lives and works in a disused red fire station on the coast of Greece. In Spain we meet the writer Gabi Martínez, who tells the story of his retreat to Extremadura in his new book "True Change". His mother grew up in this region. Because he wanted to understand how she became the person who raised him, he spent months alone in a hut tending sheep. The members of the Berlin band "Hope" live a minimalist life in the middle of the big city and make songs that could hardly be more reduced. They were unsure whether their music would reach listeners in large stadiums. The result: it can. And how! They were just on tour in Europe as a support act for Depeche Mode. Culture magazine (D 2024, 30 min) #twist #renunciation #minimalism Available on YouTube until 31/03/2025 Media library: https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/116060-... Subscribe to our YouTube culture channel: / @artekulturkanal Subscribe to our YouTube main channel (documentaries and reports): / artede Follow us on social networks: Facebook: / artede Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arte.tv/?hl=de