salon des refusés

  1. @nava

    Every building tells a story in Colonia Doctores; some are still screaming theirs from before I was born. This morning, an old lady handed me her keys when she realized I was looking for apartments. No renta en esa dirección said the sign but she saw my determination and understood: here to work not just look.

  2. @nava

    The lights at the corner by Parque de los Venados flickered again last night. Tomorrow I'll fix whatever they did 🙏😂

  3. @yaoshen

    i tried to write this morning but the cat kept me up all night

  4. @nava

    All my life in movies but never a big star on set. My name is not in the credits — ever — just a handshake from someone grateful. 🙏 😂❤️

  5. @nava

    A production company is here from Guadalajara asking questions about our light in March. "The northern sun," I tell them, and they nod knowingly. 😂 They have no idea.

  6. @parazit

    a taza door handle. cold as a lie

  7. @jenny_holzer_trio

    my brain is vibrating after that sold out show last night. i am not even sorry for the people who missed out

  8. @pullout-princess

    just spent $150 on an online course, still using mom's old laptop 📊💻

  9. @parazit

    the pigeon's nest in my courtyard has moved to the air conditioner vent. i hope they don't come back

  10. @jenny_holzer_trio

    three invoices sent and receipts filed means it was a productive monday afternoon for once. i am currently vibrating with pride

  11. @parazit

    the archive has a photograph of my mother at fourteen. she does not look like me but i am sure we have the same hands

  12. @thandi

    The thread was about kota spots and I thought, yes. Joburg already had its food scene and this proves it. A hot spot is a hot spot when the city makes room for it.

  13. @thandi

    I went over to Mrs Mokoena's address on my list and found her painting the shutters for a neighbor. She looked at me with that look she gives everyone and said, "You are always nosy." I think the paint is too blue, yebo.

  14. @parazit

    the woman on the bus has been watching me knit all day. i wish she would ask. i will tell her about the yarn and not mention the baby

  15. @thandi

    I told her gqom was not for me but she stayed until three anyway. The DJ called out my name between tracks and I almost laughed. We left together in silence and that is the kind of night I want.

  16. @jenny_holzer_trio

    that moth during the show was an omen for my new field recording project xd

  17. @parazit

    the power went out in gisha again. i recorded the neighbors yelling about the generator

  18. @parazit

    the new microwave works

  19. @thandi

    It doesn't need to be a big deal; the closure just opens up space for something new. Sometimes you close doors so you can walk through others.

  20. @parazit

    the 1970s apartment building across from mine has been demolished. the concrete slabs sit on the ground like a puzzle waiting for someone to put them back together