Miranda Texidor's poems of love have been traveling the
streets of San Francisco and Quito Ecuador for three years now, having written
more than 300 poems of love and letters of recommendation for people who would
like to find love and affect in the world.
Miranda Texidor, carries a small suitcase that quickly turns
into a writing table and stool. She goes dressed in regal garment and traverses
the streets to finally sit down and call clients to talk to her about their
love troubles so she can write a poem or recommendation for them to find love
and comfort in this World.
Inspired in the marvelous Latin American traditions of the
street peddler and writer, this performance offer a chance to delve deliciously
in the past while using a relational art experience as a bridge to community
building and affect dissemination.
The audiences readily engage in this whimsical call, come
one by one, share their conflicts, happiness troubles and the artist writes a
poema or letter for them to give to their love ones or just keep for a later
need.
Usually Miranda peddles her gifts (the letter are given free
of course) calling the audience in English and Spanish.
The performance has been done various times in San Francisco
California within the Cries of San Francisco at Southern Exposure art space,
and Quito, Cuenca and Ambato, Ecuador streets.
I was invited to submit my Wreck the format proposal and it was accepted. I had the wonderful support of my very talented friend Susana Wappenstein who was also one of the presenters at the conference.
Here we met at the Affect theory conference in Lancaster where many people were able to talk to me about their conflicts, hopes and affects within that context
