A Postcard Essay for
MUÆ2: Collapsing New Builldings

Celeste Olalquiaga
Concept, Image selection, & text
Loid Der
Graphic design

"Avenida Libertador"
Late 1970s
Produced by Intana

Car owners learn the hard way not to gel too attached to their vehicles, no matter how many alarms, electric and fuel blockages, or locks they install. Some people say the constant thefts and carjackings are an auto insurance scam. Others, like my friend who was kidnapped along with his car or my father who surrendered his at gunpoint, simply count their blessing.
...Los propietarios de los carros han aprendido a no ...apegarse demasiado a sus vehículos, a pesar del ...número de alarmas, candados y bloqueos de ...electricidad o gasolina que instalan. Algunos ...opinan ...que los frecuentes robos de automóviles ...son una ...movida de las aseguradoras. Otros, ...como un amigo ...cuyo carro fue robado con él ...adentro o mi padre, ...quien entregó el suyo a ...punta de pistola, agradecen ...que no ocurriera ...nada peor.