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Read more about the article What Feral Dogs Can Teach Us About Humanity

What Feral Dogs Can Teach Us About Humanity

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 24, 2015
  • Post category:Chile/Everyday Allegories/Stories/Understanding Value
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Stray dogs overrun the cities and towns of South America. Their presence is so normal that when I asked a local about them, he answered my question with a question,…

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Read more about the article What does the existence of 5 Chilean Pesos suggest about wealth?

What does the existence of 5 Chilean Pesos suggest about wealth?

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 20, 2015
  • Post category:Chile/Stories/Understanding Value

Contemplate this for a moment: 10,000 Chilean pesos is the equivalent of $16.30 US Dollars. Over the course of my voyage in Chile, I have acquired many 5 peso coins,…

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Read more about the article Like the Grown-Ups (v2)

Like the Grown-Ups (v2)

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 17, 2015
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Estoy estancada. I'm stuck. I've used up most of my paper, but am dissatisfied with my drawings here in Castro, Chiloé. The setting is tranquil. I am restless. On the…

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Read more about the article Like the Grown-Ups
Fabian Ciraolo, on display at Museo de Arte Moderno en Chiloé

Like the Grown-Ups

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 17, 2015
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Like any common over-analyzer, I've twisted my head these last few weeks over the significance vs. coincidence of things. Looking at things from my own perspective, there has to be…

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Read more about the article Photos from the show at Proyecto’Ace and some thoughts from Chiloé

Photos from the show at Proyecto’Ace and some thoughts from Chiloé

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:March 13, 2015
  • Post category:Argentina/Art Residencies/Chile/Stories
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It's hard to believe I arrived in South America almost two months ago. I feel like I've lived a lifetime compressed into three weeks here in Patagonia. After being on…

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Read more about the article Even if you hate your voice, you must speak.

Even if you hate your voice, you must speak.

  • Post author:Jenie
  • Post published:February 22, 2015
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Current location: on a Colectivo to Punta Arenas, Chile, following five days in Ushuaia, Argentina, "el fin del mundo (end of the world)". It's a funny feeling, relearning your own…

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