Slow Motion Zone

People had been moving along by foot for thousands of years, before they started to tame horses. Long distances could be travel in a shorter amount of time. The cruising speed was round about 80 km per day. Due to the invention of train, life accelerated. Trains were able to drive more than 35 km per hour in 1870s. But acceleration of life didn’t stop. The first car was built by Karl Benz in 1886. 1900 the first car overcame the 100 km per hour border. Big companies started to producing cars in enormous numbers and sold them for an adequate price. It became a mass phenomenon and streets have been characterizing landscapes in order to drive from A to Z as fast as possible.

Internet set off another revolution of life. Communication changed rapidly and accessibility is required 24/7 by employers and friends all over the world. Many people just rush from appointment to appointment, from meeting to meeting and from job to job, merely to pay their bills monthly. They often forget what is really important in life. For example relationships, time with friends, luck, travelling around the world, being honest to one’s self, doing sports.

Here steps Slow Motion Zone in. On our On-Arrival-Training this project came up.
So what is the Slow Motion Zone?
It mainly offers a public space for decelerating and gives a short break from stressful life. Using the Slow Motion Zone gives you a moment of inner peace. Moreover you are able to think about what is really important for you in your life. Additionally it is very democratic, doesn’t matter who or what you are, and during using the Slow Motion Zone everybody becomes equal.

We want that our project goes internationally and virally, so that is a call to all people out there. Please support us, tell every friend about Slow Motion Zone and establish it in your city. Here is a short description of how to do a Slow Motion Zone:

1. Buy colorful chalk!
2. Find suitable, public location (university, pedestrian, underground, etc.)!
3. Draw the "Slow Motion Zone"!
4. Encourage people to use it!
5. Reward them with motivational phrases which can soon be found at our Facebook page! You can also come up with own phrases or connect the "Slow Motion Zone" with any topic you would like to raise awareness for!
6. At least, don't forget to promote the "Slow Motion Zone", take some pictures and send them to our official Facebook site!
7. Have fun and make people smile.

Please like our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Slow-Motion-Zone-461965730641669/timeline/ and follow us on Instagram https://instagram.com/slowmotionzone/.