Absent reading and writing, is the use of bandwidth to access stories and ideas. Internet, wireless, mobile, connected, broadband world, to communicate in these times makes the tools of reading and writing less important. Especially in a context not in control of its destiny. What happens when you lean into internet. All the way. Where...

The gesture of a book shelf. Lately, I can’t help but think about and be inspired by the idea of Belmont as a ‘living’ library*. While a sidewalk book shelf is not a new idea, in relation to Belmont it has different implications. In January 2020, Alice Yard moved from Woodbrook to Belmont. We traded a backyard for a sidewalk. Here’s an...

2 hooks, plywood. A Belmont Library. In response to a situation involving a child (age 12) who is struggling to read. More so, a response to a parent and family unable to create a reading environment for their child. The need for reading/study spaces seems urgent in Belmont. And similar to the Jumbie Bin project, it involves community ...

That when in writing this I began with blackness. In thinking about my relation to Junior as what exactly that is? There's an accordion gate that stays closed most of the time, but resembles a veil. It's semi-private/public and as such, it's easy to talk through and at the same time talk as if the world stops right there. I joked with ...