The Cult of Less: How to Get Rid of Everything
Installation by and with Kelly Sutton (us)

5 & 6 Feb, 12:00 - 20:00

Open Zone, Currency of the Commons - Workstation

The Cult of Less is an experiment in living with less. It is a movement and an ideology. It asks “what if one chose to live without? ” What if an entire community, city or country decided to live with less? What is really necessary? Perhaps the only way to keep up is to carry less, both physically and emotionally. In a world where all media can and must be consumed digitally, new freedoms are made available to the willing individual. As the world flattens and distances shrink, a new type of Minimalism has become possible and considered. It is the life of the digital minimalist. For transmediale.11, the Cult’s first acolyte, Kelly Sutton, will present his current lifestyle. He will uproot his entire existence and move it to Berlin for the duration of the festival. At the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, attendees will witness the entirety of Sutton’s life. Onlookers will be invited to participate in the project by purchasing the displayed wares, perhaps even reconsider their current lifestyle or maybe even join the cult.

All current belongings are viewable on cultofless.com