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The next year, a lost band of Borrados came from the north and set up camp not far from town. They had tattoos on their faces and were cautious of the settlers, but some spoke Spanish and communication was rather agreeable between the communities. They traded animal hides and baskets for tools and crops. They tried to teach the settlers about sangre de drago, a tree resin that could heal their wounds, and the medicinal value of other plants, but they didn’t seem interested. They told them about the animals and where to find them, so together they went hunting. However, the Indians didn’t understand why they killed more animals than they needed. They were wiping the forests clean just because they could. They sensed it was best to move on and more settlers moved in and took over their land.

Santa Maria de las Rocas collection image

A novella by Nicholas Gill and Alejandro Cartagena.

A collection of 151 “expired photographs” that were thrown out, collected from a tianguis outside of Mexico City by photographer and archivist Alejandro Cartagena and then pieced together and reimagined by writer Nicholas Gill. The 151-page novella tells the tale of the fictional town of Santa María de las Rocas, located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

The story traces this coastal community from its humble origins at the turn of the century to the 1980s, as it corresponds to real events in the history of this corner of Mexico. As years pass, the landscape changes and the community grows and develops. There’s corruption and violence, magic and hope. Characters fall in love and fall apart. Their voices are heard. Their songs are sung.

The existence of this project is designed to question the very nature of storytelling and its possibilities in the digital age. As such, it’s done as a CO0, for free public use.

Category Photography
Contract Address0x495f...7b5e
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Token StandardERC-1155
ChainEthereum
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The next year, a lost band of Borrados came from the north and set up camp not far from town. They had tattoos on their faces and were cautious of the settlers, but some spoke Spanish and communication was rather agreeable between the communities. They traded animal hides and baskets for tools and crops. They tried to teach the settlers about sangre de drago, a tree resin that could heal their wounds, and the medicinal value of other plants, but they didn’t seem interested. They told them about the animals and where to find them, so together they went hunting. However, the Indians didn’t understand why they killed more animals than they needed. They were wiping the forests clean just because they could. They sensed it was best to move on and more settlers moved in and took over their land.

Santa Maria de las Rocas collection image

A novella by Nicholas Gill and Alejandro Cartagena.

A collection of 151 “expired photographs” that were thrown out, collected from a tianguis outside of Mexico City by photographer and archivist Alejandro Cartagena and then pieced together and reimagined by writer Nicholas Gill. The 151-page novella tells the tale of the fictional town of Santa María de las Rocas, located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

The story traces this coastal community from its humble origins at the turn of the century to the 1980s, as it corresponds to real events in the history of this corner of Mexico. As years pass, the landscape changes and the community grows and develops. There’s corruption and violence, magic and hope. Characters fall in love and fall apart. Their voices are heard. Their songs are sung.

The existence of this project is designed to question the very nature of storytelling and its possibilities in the digital age. As such, it’s done as a CO0, for free public use.

Category Photography
Contract Address0x495f...7b5e
Token ID
Token StandardERC-1155
ChainEthereum
MetadataCentralized
Creator Earnings
10%
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