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As long as these types of people were coming, someone, somewhere was trying to cater to them. Poolside bars flourished, and neon orange or pink plastic cups filled with frozen margaritas became as synonymous with Santa María as the dolphins that had long ago disappeared from its shores. Anything that could be done to get more people to town and to spend their money was approved. There were theme weeks, for singles and bikers. Music festivals and food festivals. Package deals with flights or bus fare, accommodations, food and drinks were so reasonable that middle class travelers could easily take advantage of them.

“This is the new democratic Santa María,” stated Mayor Virgilio Guzmán. “All are welcome.”

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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As long as these types of people were coming, someone, somewhere was trying to cater to them. Poolside bars flourished, and neon orange or pink plastic cups filled with frozen margaritas became as synonymous with Santa María as the dolphins that had long ago disappeared from its shores. Anything that could be done to get more people to town and to spend their money was approved. There were theme weeks, for singles and bikers. Music festivals and food festivals. Package deals with flights or bus fare, accommodations, food and drinks were so reasonable that middle class travelers could easily take advantage of them.

“This is the new democratic Santa María,” stated Mayor Virgilio Guzmán. “All are welcome.”

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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