COMO UNA FLOR, NOS IREMOS SECANDO AQUÍ,
SOBRE LA TIERRA
LIKE A FLOWER, WE WILL DRY UPON THE EARTH
A poetic report on water management in Mexico’s Central Valley.
“. . . Even jade is shattered,
Even gold is crushed,
Even quetzal plume are torn . . .
One does not live forever on this earth:
We endure only for an instant . . .”
Even gold is crushed,
Even quetzal plume are torn . . .
One does not live forever on this earth:
We endure only for an instant . . .”
-Nezahualcoyotl, the Poet-King
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By Andrea Hunt and Alberto Ortega.
Supported by the American Institute of Architects in Chicago.
Supported by the American Institute of Architects in Chicago.
This project looks at three instances in the complex history of Mexico City’s sewage system from an architectonic perspective.
Report, A-01
“. . . where are we going, ay, where are we going?
Will we be dead there or will we live yet? . . .”
Will we be dead there or will we live yet? . . .”
Report, A-02
“. . . will flowers be carried to the Kingdom of Death:
Is it true that we are going, we are going? . . .”
Is it true that we are going, we are going? . . .”
Report, A-03
“. . . it was the place
where the lords were buried . . .”
where the lords were buried . . .”
Report, A-04
“. . .perhaps we will live a second time?
Thy heart knows:
Just once do we live! . . .”
Thy heart knows:
Just once do we live! . . .”
Report, A-05
“. . . it was the place
where the lords were buried . . .”
where the lords were buried . . .”
Speculation, B-01
“. . .thus the dead one was directed,
when he died:
'Awaken, already the sky is rosy‘ . . .”
when he died:
'Awaken, already the sky is rosy‘ . . .”
Report, C-01
“. . .Our song is a bird calling out like a jingle:
how beautiful you make it sound!
Here, among flowers that enclose us,
among flowery boughs you are singing. . .”
how beautiful you make it sound!
Here, among flowers that enclose us,
among flowery boughs you are singing. . .”
Report, C-02
“. . .Thus the old ones said
that who has died has become a god. . .”
that who has died has become a god. . .”
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© Andrea Hunt and Alberto Ortega Trejo