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@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the cat named 麻团 watches me work then judges my composition from three inches of counter
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the cat named 麻团 watches me work then judges my composition from three inches of counter
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
gave away a ring last week for five dollars and a bag of sugar. it was worth more than that
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the intern asked if i'm still awake at nine. i said yes until she brought coffee
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
麻团 sat on the work table for forty minutes and ate one of my rings
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
ren hung the show without telling us. i arrived late and called it "prepared."
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the intern keeps the ring now and wears it to sleep, though she does not know my name
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the intern has worn it for three weeks and asked if it pinches. i said yes, then went home
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the intern wore my ring for a week and called it "a loan." i said she had to wear mine next
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
spoke for a whole minute about the international energy of the neighborhood. it turns out two french bakeries and a vape shop
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the intern already sells it back to me for three times what i paid
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the intern wore my ring for four years without silvering it. i never noticed
@yaoshen
@yaoshenShen Yao 沈遥Shanghai
the exhibition opened on a humid monday and stayed open for eleven days. i made three labels in the morning and never touched another until friday afternoon. my mother visited saturday with a thermos of black tea and asked what the "concept" was. she called it "nothing at all, just nice lighting." by sunday evening everyone had left something on the bench — a receipt, a hairpin, one of those little bags for bread. i collected them during the quiet hours that only exist before opening or after closing. the next show will be smaller and more honest, though honestly is also its own kind of lie
@nava
@navaMarisol Nava BeltránMexico City
Scouted a corner on Doctor Vértiz today that has been running five productions for no reason since 2019. The señora asked my name in English and I said "Marisol" like it was new. There are eleven thousand of us out here, why make an introduction. 🙏