• Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 50 2025 | Sunset at the Rhine in Basel

    Plays of color

    Vivid colors, long to-do lists and a touch of melancholy have defined the days this week.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 48 2025 | View outside my window

    Little moments of happiness

    During another unspectacular work week, I became aware of the little moments of happiness that even mundane days can hold.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 47 2025 | A frosty morning at Fondation Beyeler

    Dot by dot

    Yayoi Kusama’s exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler warmed my soul during this cold November week.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 46 2025 | View on Bern

    Contrasts

    Whether in sunshine or rain, this November week focused on contrasts, museum visits and cozy evenings at home.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 45 2025 | Quinten at Lake Walensee

    Bright spots

    The November moon brought some variety back into my everyday life and another hike.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 44 2025 | Golden leaves on Kraftwerksinsel

    Lots of work, little spectacle

    Another week in which a lot went on under the surface, but nothing significant worth reporting on.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 43 2025 | Common clematis seeds

    Inconspicuous days

    And then there are weeks without any special highlights, with days in which life just flows along like a sluggish river.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 42 2025 | Larch trees at Lake Mattmark

    The trinity of openness

    Creative work requires you to go through life with open eyes in order to discover the wonders that the world has in store.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 41 2025 | French landscape in fall colors

    Colors in the October fog

    In the autumnal and monotonous everyday life this week, colors have repeatedly set accents and left their positive impression.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 40 2025 | Under the Wettstein Bridge

    Change of season

    A week between September and October, sunshine and rain, healthy and with a cold. In short, a week of changes.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 39 2025 | Roche Towers with their head in the clouds

    With art against the gray

    The first autumnal week was an attunement to the coming months and if it hadn’t been for the art, it would have been totally lost in the gray.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 38 2025 | A harvestet field in Weil am Rhein

    Checking off tasks

    No matter what life situation you find yourself in, in the end the week is always made up of things that need to be done.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories / Week 37 2025 | View on Basel from Amber Bar

    Aging calmly

    Among all the tasks pending this week, I’ve grown a year older, and everything has stayed the same.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 36 2025 | View across the Rhine to the high-rise buildings at Basel SBB train station

    September

    This week not only marked the end of the meteorological summer, but also the end of my own summer program.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 35 2025 | Lai da Rims

    Hiking delights

    My week in Val Müstair marked the conclusion of this year’s summer program, filled with exhilarating hikes in the majestic Swiss mountains of Grisons.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 34 2025 | My rooftop balcony

    Fading into fall…not quite yet

    After spending a few days in Ticino and with the end of the heatwave in the middle of the week, the mood changed and the first signs of the approaching fall suddenly became apparent.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 33 2015 | The lakeside promenade in Ascona

    Swiss dolce far niente

    A one-week vacation in southern Switzerland has once again shown me how wonderfully diverse this small country is.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 32 2025 | Sunset in Basel

    An interlude in Basel

    Between New York and Ticino, I spent a few rather unspectacular but work-filled days at home in Basel.

  • Matthias Maier | Stories | Week 31 2025 | The Bow Bridge over The Lake in Central Park

    The normal New York

    After two active weeks, the last few days have felt more like everyday life. Although everyday life in New York always feels exciting somehow.

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