https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes daily 1.0 2023-02-23 https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/new-york-city-portrait monthly 0.5 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/7e83d4e8-b259-4a46-ad43-e8dcd9a75944/greg-keelen-6CxWrvup3qM-unsplash-min.jpg FIELDNOTES - New York City – a city portrait Queens is the largest of New York City's five boroughs by area. Photo: Greg Keelen / unsplash [via topos] https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/brazil-grota-landscape monthly 0.5 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/b1c1d463-4594-49c2-81bf-5ade1fb33153/grota-brazil-plane.JPG FIELDNOTES - Brazilian Grota: testing the limits of landscape architecture Queens is the largest of New York City's five boroughs by area. Photo: Greg Keelen / unsplash [via topos] https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/remote-research-community monthly 0.5 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/7e83d4e8-b259-4a46-ad43-e8dcd9a75944/greg-keelen-6CxWrvup3qM-unsplash-min.jpg FIELDNOTES - O Estrangeiro No Meu Celular: conducting remote research in a community of self-construction Photograph by Participant #3, resident of Chapada do Rio Vermelho. The image, taken from atop the resident’s home, is intended to portray the “entire neighborhood” as an environment where the participant feels respected. [via ReVista] https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/sacred-groves-secret-parks monthly 0.5 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1610582181650-4L6T46DBSU1FQUV4F434/GSD-sacred-groves.jpg FIELDNOTES - Sacred Groves and Secret Parks: a two-day colloquium focused on the landscapes of Orisha banner for Sacred Groves & Secret Parks colloquium. Harvard Graduate School of Design original images: Adolphus Opara, Osun Sacred Grove, Osogbo, Nigeria (left) and Leonardo Finotti, Terreiro Vodun Zo, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil (right) https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/landscapes-cuba-sun monthly 0.5 2021-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600927042362-IS30SKPUONIMZZ0AE57U/shade_Cienfuegos.jpg FIELDNOTES - Landscapes Under the Sun activities in shade and sun, Paseo El Prado, Cienfuegos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600926722667-UFKWDZG4MB5KG3XN2VY3/Gehl_necessary-optional-social.jpg FIELDNOTES - Landscapes Under the Sun Gehl observed that optional activities occur more frequently in higher quality outdoor spaces; as levels of optional activity rise, social activities increase substantially (graphic adapted from Gehl’s Life between Buildings, p11) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600927085021-VCDIPRVSRIWZAFTLTJ4D/shade_Kevin-Lynch FIELDNOTES - Landscapes Under the Sun photograph of two men lying on the ground, undated. Kevin Lynch papers, MC-0208, series 2, box 8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Archives and Special Collections, Cambridge, Massachusetts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600926682484-J5BH4ZXGK6ER2XWOAS0N/shade_Trinidad-Cuba FIELDNOTES - Landscapes Under the Sun outdoor activities shifting with sun exposure, Plaza Mayor, Trinidad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600926551392-38DFOHMO6BBBM7ZA5KXY/shade_Cienfuegos-Trinidad.jpg FIELDNOTES - Landscapes Under the Sun all activities (necessary, optional, and social) occurring on the shady side of the street, Calle Cristo, Trinidad and Calle San Fernando, Cienfuegos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600926476391-C4GH7HHOR8O87FTBF8V1/shade_Fan-Pier-Boston FIELDNOTES - Landscapes Under the Sun lounging in small islands of shade, Fan Pier Public Green, Boston, Massachusetts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600926612639-X3SDKR3D2DL6UB5V87H0/shade_Trinidad-Plaza-Mayor.jpg FIELDNOTES - 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Light and Shadow in the Tuileries Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600927829482-187XGG0F83UDFI1NYFU0/tuileries-lawn-seating.jpg FIELDNOTES - Light and Shadow in the Tuileries Garden images: Sam Jacob https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/interview-irvington monthly 0.5 2021-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601273537664-68NQCGFL9SJDHDZO610O/8_wedding_claire%2Bjoseph%2Bisabell%2Bdon.jpg FIELDNOTES - “That Church Is No More” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601275108149-OGQL3S0QZOGN12U9ZQDV/Capture.JPG FIELDNOTES - “That Church Is No More” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601273338347-YULM888URHH9HX07YKHK/4_wedding_claire%2Bjoseph%2Bisabell-carter.jpg FIELDNOTES - “That Church Is No More” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601274019014-CCKGZ8F1DT0P4JSHSGGQ/1_wedding-cover-front.jpg FIELDNOTES - “That Church Is No More” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601273572988-HCFA2OBMHYAV33W7VTXV/9_wedding_claire%2Bdon-sandow.jpg FIELDNOTES - “That Church Is No More” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601273822588-7U5W9WSBG06FRXGBNSSU/24_claire-sandow_bicycle-196-maple-ave-irvington-nj.jpg FIELDNOTES - “That Church Is No More” - My grandmother, Claire “Meemah” Sandow grew up in Irvington, New Jersey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601274057877-4DZT5DLHZYGNC672OS3C/17_wedding_claire%2Bdon-sandow.jpg FIELDNOTES - “That Church Is No More” https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/billowing-bench-parque-guell monthly 0.5 2020-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600928682801-OFPU7F7BHJF6SVJA9SX0/ParqueGuell-bench-water.jpg FIELDNOTES - Through the Billowing Bench at Parque Güell image: Sam Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600928603417-SJ7HWIIR2CPNGQ4O23XQ/ParqueGuell-bench-tile.jpg FIELDNOTES - Through the Billowing Bench at Parque Güell images: Jake Bellucci and Liz Castro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600928719455-957S8LLY14AC56PXZR30/ParqueGuell-gargoyle.jpg FIELDNOTES - Through the Billowing Bench at Parque Güell image: Elias Rovielo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600928551702-MYM2BVOY6EHPNUVCX0NY/ParqueGuell-mosaic-bench.jpg FIELDNOTES - Through the Billowing Bench at Parque Güell images: Charlene Lobo Soriano and Sam Valentin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600928650905-O2QXF0QKXZKXG8EI8TSK/ParqueGuell-bench-bumps.jpg FIELDNOTES - Through the Billowing Bench at Parque Güell image: Sam Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600928496723-E5I1XF4BW3QTTDB46P18/ParqueGuell-aerial-bench.jpg FIELDNOTES - Through the Billowing Bench at Parque Güell image: Bing Maps https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/tea-with-a-view monthly 0.5 2021-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601276508187-RM76TDD7RZBN5XT5T00G/hafa-tea-door.jpg FIELDNOTES - Tea with a View images: Ruben Mediavilla Blanco, Bolbo Laan, and Alessandro Rumi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601276718166-EOAN49567E9MNIYXG2II/cafe-hafa-terrace-view.jpg FIELDNOTES - Tea with a View images: Till Jacket and Xuoan Duquesne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601276605815-VSJUOIF6PSF7O9CFS4NQ/cafe-hafa-sunset-terraces.jpg FIELDNOTES - Tea with a View image: Sam E. Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601276769764-TOGOSIOEPZWN3APL3KT0/view-el-hafa.jpg FIELDNOTES - Tea with a View image: Toni Pamuk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601276388300-C4KV2EPQA900JGENRGQ6/cafe-hafa-sunset.jpg FIELDNOTES - Tea with a View image: Elena Svirya https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/geometry-and-landscape-narrative monthly 0.5 2021-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1612201013240-7NXC768XZG9UB2VMC2IU/villa-deste-fountain-stair.jpg FIELDNOTES - Geometry and Landscape Narrative image: Sam Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1612201644624-SBY0L1Y9SJUER1NV07YJ/villa-deste-cheated-axes FIELDNOTES - Geometry and Landscape Narrative images: Carl Blechen and Sam Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1612201108466-C3L3GETZ0QS5CCE43LV2/villa-deste-grid-skewed FIELDNOTES - Geometry and Landscape Narrative images: Archi/Map (colored lines by Sam Valentine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1612202959902-2QWO2V028DB1MYQZ12ZR/villa-deste-backstage FIELDNOTES - Geometry and Landscape Narrative images: Sam Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1612202625067-203JR6OAZQSDHZUX8MIH/villa-deste-crypt FIELDNOTES - Geometry and Landscape Narrative image: Sam Valentine https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/impressions-at-sacro-bosco monthly 0.5 2020-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601277312411-GOZRMJJIGIJJ989OBT0J/sacro-bosco-mappa-map.jpg FIELDNOTES - Impressions at Sacro Bosco image: Mitch Williamson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601277537247-ZAU6AUQ6GV2MEGA03DSM/sacro-bosco-giant-engraving.jpg FIELDNOTES - Impressions at Sacro Bosco images: Sam E. Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601277505305-LUA0OL63DODKBTNGC7Z4/sacro-bosco-sphinx-mostri.jpg FIELDNOTES - Impressions at Sacro Bosco images: Sam E. Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601277572706-LSPCMBZWJPVGOD2Z0HWK/sacro-bosco-turtle-whale.jpg FIELDNOTES - Impressions at Sacro Bosco images: Sam E. Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601277462316-6RBKGJV58VHQVCYVGRXZ/sacro-bosco-mostri-gate.jpg FIELDNOTES - Impressions at Sacro Bosco images: Sam E. Valentine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1601277601980-HKLE8N2C0148BZW24YFJ/sacro-bosco-theater.jpg FIELDNOTES - Impressions at Sacro Bosco images: Sam E. Valentine https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/boston-boylston-healing monthly 0.5 2020-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600919647129-EG91KVDT2FLJ2OM79D0X/Boston-Boylston_barricade.jpg FIELDNOTES - Boston, Boylston Street, and the Healing of an Urban Wound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600918436189-6H8DO2SHXO3B2CN4P0S3/Benvenuti_Boston.jpg FIELDNOTES - Boston, Boylston Street, and the Healing of an Urban Wound credit: Monica Benvenuti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600921616199-3MYLHL20OZD030HE1930/Boylston_epicenter-flowers.jpg FIELDNOTES - Boston, Boylston Street, and the Healing of an Urban Wound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600920884995-FMJJ9Z7YQ85JK0IO8SQA/Boston-Boylston_regeneration.jpg FIELDNOTES - Boston, Boylston Street, and the Healing of an Urban Wound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1600921023543-9T3ZLH7T2ZWXEFFOR8H9/Boston-Boylston_remodeling.jpg FIELDNOTES - 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Kiernan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1612196380307-UH6HIADJ7BDOWHHCSU3V/endale-arch-prospect FIELDNOTES - The Big Reveal images: Ranjit Bhatnagar and Sam Valentine https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/tag/brazil monthly 0.5 https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/tag/in+their+words monthly 0.5 https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/tag/sketching+to+see monthly 0.5 https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/tag/how+was+this+built monthly 0.5 https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/tag/interview monthly 0.5 https://samvalentine.land/fieldnotes/tag/urban+life monthly 0.5 https://samvalentine.land/about daily 0.75 2023-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/ce2fbda6-b157-48c4-b78f-949259668aed/Fan-Pier-Park-Sams.jpg https://samvalentine.land/contact daily 0.75 2025-06-10 https://samvalentine.land/photos daily 0.75 2021-03-08 https://samvalentine.land/photos/cart-day-life monthly 0.5 2021-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383446385-9V0RNHZNXEKUZ2P2K7C0/IMG_1626.JPG PHOTOS - 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A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE pushed and pulled driven and towed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383543261-V95TZZHT7RQ1SBNK6ES0/IMG_1398.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE pedaled and parked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383410324-DRC0XQABHFF2DW8L6ULJ/IMG_1522.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE they roll to where the city meets the Atlantic Ocean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383445802-I0KFXICP4SGGZLJONN0N/IMG_1628.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE 6 A.M. behind the blue fence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383453586-J6YHL2GU3P6ZI64ACK61/IMG_1629.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE a choreographed spinning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383454625-YHOUPHVXEQWAAPNCS7RI/IMG_1631.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383463236-SC2QHUPJBEK5F6PPV0O0/IMG_1632.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE without words spoken https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383467307-JVIWZ352P2KH8EKM0356/IMG_1635.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383486770-Z2YS44BSQ60ANTH001TC/IMG_1647.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE the blue cart joins the yellow bench out on the street Tônio stoops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383476566-7VS0CKTXXWGXSZDOQQ5K/IMG_1648.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE and slides support poles out from the depths of the cart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383490813-RCNOUWRPOZ1MHHQ3F5QE/IMG_1649.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE a smooth sequence of well-practiced tasks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383500317-ECD7FLG8761BRX7V6JCI/IMG_1657.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE Tônio lifts and secures flaps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619384067223-BWQZVPSUMZAQS6UABIPT/IMG_1736.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE sealing out the sun and rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383538879-UC4DDRV180YICNHS1AGS/IMG_1738.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE Tônio transforms his tight blue cart into an expansive blue room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383507773-BUB4A8B9DYSJYJGL94VN/IMG_1658.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE the yellow bench embraced and shaded https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619384143688-ZJ5KWTG4D0B7QXCRX25O/IMG_1733.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE the cart unfolds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383522733-V3B3JXW6QSF4HDTNCJK5/IMG_1702.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE yesterday’s last muffin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383533098-0VX067D5E0UJY5WPSUJR/IMG_1721.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE is joined by today’s fresh arrivals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383495188-0K83IZM6Z49KE19DYXY9/IMG_1257_mod.jpg PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE the cart’s bright colors call out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383518386-HECQD6ZWWEEV00YYMZ2R/IMG_1269.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE its interior a vibrant composition, rife with options https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383503103-5GMNLYASBSVXODJZFXGP/IMG_1264.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE “Tônio de Caldo de Cana,” that’s how he introduces himself https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383509542-HP85KN5LNWKT1KYYMXDF/IMG_1267.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE his namesake offering, caldo de cana, a drink he pulps from sugar cane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383427378-OLCV3KNH0GN9TGYKSWZX/IMG_1562.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE retrieving, splitting, and crushing new cane stalks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383412219-BMGFDU16VL2XA1QDVRH1/IMG_1549.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE our conversation deepens, Tônio has something to show me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383418254-SWXTYH1TD9B4BKHQNVP1/IMG_1553.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE his book, where he scribbles records of business with his regular customers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383416227-VSJICBSPWMY4JBZAV4SH/IMG_1551.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE with a system of mutual trust, they only need to fuss with cash or cards once a month https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383422226-P3OZHLRRE1OAYC5EMYO0/IMG_1560.JPG PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE the cart’s color scheme is inspired by the Brazilian flag but Tônio has bigger plans, too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383521784-7YKV2GOPZCYLQMSR5RAX/IMG_1272_mod2.jpg PHOTOS - A CART IN THE DAY IN THE LIFE the yellow bench has siblings deep gouges from decades of knife cuts mark the working end of the bench https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/1619383535248-4A2VDAOWJVI0CXZKZ95B/IMG_1279.JPG PHOTOS - 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DETAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/3919717f-9230-4173-bb32-c36940bc222e/IMG_1364.JPG PHOTOS - DETAIL https://samvalentine.land/photos/poetics monthly 0.5 2021-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/39be6c72-1b79-4ba0-9a12-80b862465ee3/IMG_1153.JPG PHOTOS - POETICS A long, weathered yellow bench sits on an empty Sunday sidewalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/127c5fca-4bcf-4ab2-bac5-203ae289ff77/IMG_1269.JPG PHOTOS - POETICS On a weekday, a seat on the yellow bench presents this "interior" view of a vendor's cart. The vendor offers sugarcane juice (caldo de cana), coconuts and coconut water, fresh pastries, both sweet and savory, and various candies and snacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/306413af-1d5f-4d4a-9852-62fa734131bc/IMG_1272_mod.jpg PHOTOS - POETICS The baseline mundaneness of the sidewalk is visible in the distance, but the cart's burst of activity and curated color is evident in the foreground. The vendor's primary goods, sugarcane and coconuts, offer green. Everything else, from the bench to the trashcan to the speaker, provide the other two colors of the Brazilian flag: yellow and blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/3866ef93-8a92-4644-83e1-394fd408bd74/IMG_1553.JPG PHOTOS - POETICS The vendor, introducing himself as "Antônio do Caldo de Cana," fishes his record book out from the depths of his cart. Here he notes the incremental purchases of about thirty cart regulars, having them settle their about once a month by credit card or cash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f581e4a227d590e134f8395/46840130-0f39-4987-8db2-3bf4ed75787a/IMG_1559.JPG PHOTOS - POETICS When presented with my surreptitious photo of his cart, Antônio urgently retrieves his phone from his pocket. Where I saw a presentation of Brazilian blue, yellow, and green, he sees an awaiting canvas. Antônio has ordered the design of a decal kit for all sides of his cart: on the broadside, one large decal will announce his name and decals for the faces will show enticing photographs of his snacks and beverages.