![]() So a therme is basically a hot springs resort - but the key difference I've found in Austria is, these places aren't elite, high end 'day spa' expensive resorts like you would find back home. There are of course, huge industries setup around therme and this kind of tourism and wellness. Stefan has suffered from chronic atopic dermatitis (atopic eczema) his entire life, making every day a unique and ever changing kind of hell, not knowing what state his skin is going to be in.įor us, a therme can be a great opportunity to heal and treat his skin and offer some relief from the constant pain and itching. These therme are also known for their healing qualities, particularly for people suffering from arthritis, rheumatism, aching joints and, for us the most important - skin conditions. Therme spas and resorts are abundant in Austria, with many naturally occurring hot springs, particularly in the gorgeous Steiermark region, making it very easy to visit and rejuvenate yourself in naturally occurring hot springs. What is a Therme in Austria, anyway? A ' therme' is the Germanic word for thermal baths and hot springs in Austria. Since then, Stefan and I have visited therme's (or 'wellness spas' if you prefer) as regularly as possible, with Therme Wien being one of our favourite mid-winter escapes within the city to really unwind and relax.Ī short trip there can feel like a mini holiday, if you let yourself embrace and explore all the wonderful features of a well-equipped Therme.īut lets back things up and get a few definitions right, so we all know what we're talking about when I say Therme, spa and sauna. ![]() (Though I definitely fled the room the moment his uncle entered, and to this day CANNOT fathom going nude in a sauna with family!!) Thankfully for our relationship, instead of running screaming for the hills, I took off my swimmers and embraced the hilarious, liberating joy of it all. So if you are sitting there stressing, then you are absolutely missing the best part! Having navigated a few friends through the basics when visiting Therme Wien & the glorious Rogner Bad Blumau therme, I figured it was time to enlighten you guys on how on Earth you could actually enjoy your time at a Therme & Sauna in Austria, without being worried or awkward the whole time.īecause the whole point of a sauna, spa & therme is to relax and unwind. Learning the nude sauna etiquette will make it much easier to embrace the experience in a mixed sauna.įor any cultural experience though, you need a few guidelines and explanations, to ease your way into things. The idea of sitting calmly naked, surrounded by wrinkly, saggy, sporty, hairy, fit, everyday bodies of strangers is certainly a confronting one to most folks not familiar with sauna culture.īut therein lies the key to enjoying your sauna & therme experience in Austria - consider it a cultural experience. ![]() We have a helluva lot of hangups about our bodies and can barely allow women to show a bit of nipple when literally feeding their offspring for a short time in a park or cafe. The seedlings they plant grow into suggestive ‘trees’ that periodically bear fruit – and it’s then for the peeps to decide whether to eat the fruit and transform themselves, or to destroy what they’ve just created.įree to play, We Dwell in Possibility is the latest new world anticipating the kind of work that will soon be created, produced and presented at Factory International, MIF's future year-round home.Look, I get it, in most Western cultures being nude in a sauna is SCARY and sexualised and confronting and weird. ![]() Simulated AI people – ‘peeps’, as Yang calls them – move around naked, alone or in crowds. A virtual heaven or hell, or maybe both at once – a society. Robert Yang is an architect of virtual space whose work addresses the politics of videogame worlds, asking: who do these worlds represent and who do they exclude? Subverting crowd simulation software used by architects of physical buildings, We Dwell in Possibility invites the player to create their own improvised landscape. It’s the third world premiere in the Virtual Factory series, inviting artists to imagine new worlds in response to the physical architecture and artistic ambition of MIF’s future home. We Dwell in Possibility is a queer gardening simulation shaped by intimacy and politics – designed by Robert Yang, a videogame developer whose work explores gay subcultures, with visuals by cartoonist and illustrator Eleanor Davis. ![]()
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