Possibly a shop at La Isla. Two poems are painted on the walls: La Oracion (a milonga by Atahualpa Yupanqui and Roberto Minchillo) and Enmienda (by Carlos Alberto Medina Matevé). Elcano and Avalos, August 2009.
Centro Vecinal "La isla de la Paternal"/"17 de Octubre". A painted mural on the left side, with the title "La Isla". A map of "La isla" can be seen (see below). Elcano and Donato Alvarez. August 2009.
Corner house/shop at "La Isla de la Paternal". Note the mural on the right side. This pattern will appear on several walls. Donato Alvarez and Elcano. August 2009.
Ochava, chaflán, ochavo... different names for a point that has become a line, a non dimensional entity that has gained a dimension. This newly acquired dimension as allowed the houses to open itself to the city with entrances, doors, gates, windows.
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