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What is the Half-Life of a Neighborhood?

The following was written for “Half/Life,” a zine accompanying the collaborative exhibition of the same name on view at H-Space (located on 9 1/2 Street NW in Washington, DC), through September 28, 2019. Zines are available now in the Future Cartographic store. The half in Half/Life references the name of the street we set out […]

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Half/Life Exhibition & Zine

What is the half-life of a city block? The block I live on is changing fast. Fences went up this week around the towering old Grimke school—built in 1887 and vacant for many years. A paid parking lot where club-goers blasted music, primped and made out before and after hitting the dance floor has also […]