NOW

The magazine Now Our World sees itself as a wink and critique of existing glossy and beautiful living magazines and strives for an alternative approach. Through artistic research, living is examined both individually and as a societal issue. The magazine was created from January to July 2021 in the cities of Berlin, Leipzig, and Amersfoort (Netherlands). In each city, a team of children, teenagers, and seniors formed an editorial board, meeting regularly in digital and physical spaces, participating in expert workshops, and leading workshops on their areas of interest. Overall, over 80 young and older people were involved in the project and the creation of the magazine: they designed utopian houses, researched life on Mars, interviewed homeless people, traveled across the city to the final stop, supported each other in decluttering, developed a board game, and much more.

The results of this process are a print magazine and a website, which counteract lifestyle blogs and beautiful living magazines with realistic utopias and diverse representations. People who are rarely heard in the debate on living space and participation find a platform here.

The magazine can be read online on now.ongoing-project.org or ordered as a physical edition by emailing info@peira.space.