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Project overview
A 24-hour collective digital abstinence project held at King Poniatowski’s palace near Warsaw, designed to reduce participants’ digital environmental footprint while cultivating meaningful offline forms of connection.
The location was intentionally chosen for its accessibility by bicycle, eliminating reliance on navigation apps and reinforcing the project’s commitment to conscious technology reduction and embodied presence.
The project reframed digital detox not as deprivation, but as an opportunity to consciously redesign how we spend time, attention and energy.
Main objectives
Environmental awareness: making the ecological impact of digital consumption visible through a specially created Tiny Publication visualising the scale of data generation and its material consequences.
Community building: strengthening offline bonds through shared activities, collaborative exploration walks and collective presence beyond digital mediation.
Educational engagement: transforming technology into a subject of reflection rather than use, via a scavenger hunt and facilitated discussions on device life cycles and electronic waste.
Cultural layer
Beyond its environmental and social intentions, the event became a subtle cultural statement. The live performance by local artist Somlet, set against the historical backdrop of King Poniatowski’s palace and surrounding greenery, transformed the detox into a shared ritual of slowing down.
This blend of music, place, and collective presence created an atmosphere of quiet celebration reconnecting participants not only with nature, but with a slower, more attentive cultural rhythm that contrasted sharply with the hyper-speed logic of digital life.
Watch the recording HERE
Achieved results
The creation of a technology-free space enabled participants to rediscover alternative forms of interaction, entertainment and sensory engagement.
The participation of children from a local orphanage expanded the project’s social dimension, deepening its community-building impact.
Outdoor activities, guided exploration and artistic performances demonstrated that disconnection from screens does not create emptiness, instead it opens space for richer, more grounded experiences.
Main reflection
Participants left feeling restored and inspired rather than deprived, confirming the principle that when digital stimuli are removed, the void must be consciously filled with meaningful human presence.
This project illustrated that reducing our digital footprint does not have to feel like sacrifice. When replaced with connection, creativity and immersion in the physical world, digital abstinence becomes an act of care for both the planet and our own relational wellbeing.