NYA MICHI

The merge of film, city and human.

NYA MICHI

The merge of film, city and human.

One city. A thousand ways through it.

A cinematic public art experience turning the city into a living story. Luminous Qubes scattered across the streets each holds a fragment of one film.

As people move, the story unfolds.
A city becomes a scene.
A walk becomes part of the film.

First realized in Offenbach, Germany – expanding to New York City in 2026.

Watch the Film Trailer

Fragmenta Lunae — the first cinematic chapter of NYA MICHI, presented during the Proof of Concept installation in Offenbach (Germany, 2025).

This short trailer marks the beginning of NYA MICHI’s cinematic journey, a glimpse into the film that connects cities through light, motion and human presence.

What the press wrote about NYA MICHI

Featured in Offenbach Post
(23 October 2025 · by Christian Reinartz)

What the press wrote about NYA MICHI

Featured in Offenbach Post
(23 October 2025 · by Christian Reinartz)

A city is not seen – it is felt.

An invisible rhythm connects all who walk through it.

Update — November 2025

In Offenbach, something small became unexpectedly alive.
People stopped, stayed, and later asked when it might return — perhaps even bigger next time.

That question marked the beginning of NYA MICHI’s next chapter.

Update — November 2025

In Offenbach, something small became unexpectedly alive.
People stopped, stayed, and later asked when it might return — perhaps even bigger next time.

That question marked the beginning of NYA MICHI’s next chapter.

The Human Pulse of NYA MICHI

“Place is security, space is freedom – we are attached to the one and long for the other.”

Yi-Fu Tuan, Space and Place (1977)

NYA MICHI grants freedom over space to move, to feel, to choose.
It turns the familiar into the unexpected and makes distance breathe.
The visitor becomes part of the city simply by walking.
Every step a frame. Every pause a scene.

NYA MICHI begins the moment you walk.

The Human Pulse of NYA MICHI

“Place is security, space is freedom – we are attached to the one and long for the other.”

Yi-Fu Tuan, Space and Place (1977)

NYA MICHI grants freedom over space to move, to feel, to choose.
It turns the familiar into the unexpected and makes distance breathe.
The visitor becomes part of the city simply by walking.
Every step a frame. Every pause a scene.

NYA MICHI begins the moment you walk.

What is NYA MICHI

From philosophy to form.

What is NYA MICHI

From philosophy to form.

NYA MICHI is a cinematic installation that lives within the city.
Not projected but unfolding through streets, light, and human presence.
Each Qube carries a piece of a single film,
a shared story written by movement and emotion.

It slows time, sharpens perception,
and transforms the everyday into a cinematic experience.

Why it Matters

Why it Matters

In restless times, NYA MICHI asks us to pause
to look around, to look within.
It reconnects us to wonder, to empathy, to the pulse of being alive.
It turns walking into awareness and distance into dialogue.
It reminds us that our hearts beat to the same rhythm
joy, sorrow, wonder.

A global urban Artwork in motion

A global urban Artwork in motion

After its first realization in Offenbach (Germany, 2025),
NYA MICHI expands to New York City in collaboration with
Patricia Walsh, Strategic Cultural Partner for NYA MICHI – New York.

The vision reaches beyond one city
each site becomes part of a growing constellation of film installations
connected through light, sound, and human presence.

Every city tells its own story.
Together they form one cinematic world.

When a city begins to feel itself again.

A new sense of belonging and energy within the city fabric

A new sense of belonging and energy within the city fabric

Visibility beyond national borders

Visibility beyond national borders

A quiet revitalization of overlooked places

A quiet revitalization of overlooked places

Encounters across generations & social groups

Encounters across generations & social groups

Recognition through something unseen before

Recognition through something unseen before

From visitor to inner citizen      

From visitor to inner citizen      

For every city and every soul, Nya Michi is an invitation – and perhaps a turning point.

Cities connected through light, story and human presence

Nine cities. Nine lights. One pulse.

Amsterdam

Berlin

London

Paris
Barcelona
Istanbul

Toronto

Tokyo

New York

Cities connected through light, story and human presence

Nine cities. Nine lights.
One pulse.

Amsterdam

Berlin

London

Paris
Barcelona
Istanbul

Toronto

Tokyo

New York

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