Let’s imagine we live in the Valley of Mexico in another time. Imagine we walk the streets of the biggest city of this valley with our present body, feeling they’re busier with pedestrians and traffic. We may observe soft and smooth surfaces covering the streets like mirrors. Imagine the changes hundreds of years of human and non-human lives and journeys have inscribed in the urban relics of Mexico City’s historical center: the cracks, the fallen stones, the washed-off colors of the facades, the crumbling, ancient buildings beset by neon signs, disappearing behind light bulbs and acrylic plates. Imagine we walk among crowds who speak a language we don’t understand. Imagine the sounds of new vehicles and the silences of those who’re absent. [...]
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