FreeWritingMachines
A beautiful and utilitarian collection of portable typewriters, available for workshops, installations, and individual use. Upcoming event info here.
Our mission
To write with these WritingMachines, you must slow down, be present, focus, and create without any screen/software distractions or suggestions. They present an effective and intriguing intervention into the digital hyper-convenient, hyper-consuming age.
FreeWritingMachines offers workshops and meetups for creative writing and art making with typewriters. The goal is to feed the soul while countering screen-time and media consumption.
I am also launching a local gift economy of typewriters in Berlin. 15 machines will be gifted along with writing prompts to encourage reflection and the expression of love and sorrow. After one month, you must gift the machine to the next person. Within a few years, the machines will have reached the hands of a thousand people.
Our vision
During in-person events, people come together to spend time writing freely. There is also a chance for some exchange and sharing of writing.
Through the gifting project, people spend time at home, writing on these wonderful machines. Prompts will invite them to reflect on what they truly appreciate, what matters most, and to express love to themselves and others.
dylanleelowry (at) gmail.com
Artist / Videographer
Walks in Berlin
walksinberlin (at) gmail.com