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The Ruins of a Dream

Old pools and the spaces around them.

Recreational bathhouses and thermal pools are places dedicated to pleasure, places to feel good, to be happy, spaces of play and leisure. When I find myself inside them, I see how they are depreciated, unrecognized and unvalued. These places, so exemplary of Mexico in the 1950's and 60's have changed. The dreams that they represent have faded. What does this tell us about the dream we had about happiness?

I want to return to the ruins of a dream —public dreams, private dreams— the dream of shared happiness.
When these places …