Several people said to me that the recent Presidential election in Brasil was decided over an emotional campaign with Jair Bolsanoro emerging as the candidate who was best able to exploit an electoral desire for political change. Spurred on by…
Sopa do Chão
On Wednesday (quarta-fiera), after an early trip to Bons Frutos, we visited Santos’ central market. Only a few blocks from Procomum, Diego and I went there to xìpa — ask for food that would otherwise go to waste, and I…
A visit to Guarany M`bya Tekoa Paranapuã em São Vicente
Although I mentioned a visit to Guarany M`bya Tekoa Paranapuã in São Vicente in the zine we published soon after I arrived in Santos, I was only able to visit there on the last day of my residency. We were…
Social Security
A recurring conversation concerns how spaces focused on communities and the commons may continue to exist in times of austerity and precariousness. Over the past week I’ve had the opportunity to visit Ocupação 9 de Julho, a large multistory complex…
Statement of Intention
Last night Diego reminded me that before we started collaborating formally we talked a little about my intentions for the project. I recalled having the conversation, but none of what was said. This morning I began a mapping exercise to…
A short note about ‘work’
I’ve been amused over the past week at Procomum as the phrase ‘contra o trabalho’ became a meme, attached as a suffix to a range of activities. This project, which in part conducts research into arts infrastructures, places an emphasis…
Bons Frutos ‘Against Work.’
On Sunday 11 November, Diego, Luciana, Anna and I departed early from the Procomum compound to go to Bons Frutos, a horta communitária (community garden) in the suburb of Jardim São Manoel. The suburb’s name is misleading, located next to…
Erve de Jabuti / Peperomia Pellucida
I found an Erve de Jabuti growing out of a crack in the wall. Why can I not find it in the supermarket? I search online and learn that Erve de Jabuti can be eaten raw or cooked and is…
Almoço Contra o Trabalho
‘Lunch Against Work / Almoço Contra o Trabalho’ is underway at Instituto Procomum LABxS, Santos Brazil over November 2018. This artistic-research project is organized around a series of collectively prepared plant-based meals and conversations in order to socialize, politicize and…