This project draws on Hartmut Rosa’s concepts of acceleration and resonance. Contemporary life is defined by relentless acceleration: despite technologies meant to save time, Western societies experience chronic time scarcity and constant pressure to keep pace. Acceleration absorbs desires and life plans, generating alienation and dissatisfaction, and raises a central question: how can we reclaim moments of a “good life” aligned with deeper aspirations?

The work focuses on five moments unfolding on the final day after a workweek. Some are fully embedded in acceleration, while others seek to recover essential, non-productive time. Each photograph reveals a specific relationship between the individual and time, oscillating between speed and pause, resonance and solitude, and opening brief restorative spaces for reflection and survival within accelerated modern life.

1. Waiting

   Standing at the bus stop, anxiety grips me as I wait for a vehicle that may decide whether I’ll be late for work. Time feels accelerated, intensifying urgency and the pressure to keep up.

   
   

2. Working

   While organizing inventory and placing tools into bins, a sense of order and calm emerges. Brief exchanges with colleagues create moments of connection that soften the rigidity of work time.

   
   

3. Resting

   Lunchtime offers a short pause. As we eat and talk—often still about work—this break becomes a small window of shared resonance within the workday.

   
   

4. Partying

   Finally, the weekend arrives. A party with friends breaks the routine of eat, work, rest. We drink and dance until morning, and time slips by too quickly. If acceleration is the problem, resonance may be the solution—but how long can it last? What matters is the quality of the time we share.

   
   

5. Sleeping

   The day ends. Time feels fast or slow depending on how we spend it, but sleep opens a different dimension—one where time resonates with our essence. This pure resonance is what prepares us to face another day.