This project began with an impulse to 'mark' my departure from
south-east Asia after a decade of living there. In the months leading up
to my leaving, I visited an abandoned CIA facility in central Bangkok
which was built in the 1960s. The facility is dull and colourless and
one can wander the vacant hallways, which appear to be offices or
warehouses. As I walked through, I couldn't help but wonder about the
decisions and actions that originated there and the ripple effects they
caused throughout the region and the world.

These two factors ignited the project's initial part, consisting of
forty-four written documents that imitate classified diplomatic cables
and sending each over postal mail from Bangkok to Mexico City, my next
destination. Each cable corresponds to a year from my birth until now
and briefly details historical events for each country
(Thailand/Mexico). The choice of historical events to document in the
sent cables was entirely subjective and ranged from each country's
political, financial, and pop culture. All cables arrived at their
destination in Mexico City.

15, 754 Dispatches from Two Sites as a project began with an impulse to 'mark' my departure from Southeast Asia after a decade of living there. It started as a series of forty-three written letters sent over the mail from Bangkok to Mexico City. I included two timelines in these letters that chronicle significant events in each country's history. The letters were intentionally written in a style that imitates diplomatic cables. Subsequently, the letters were compiled and translated into a trilingual book.

Author(s): Natalia Ludmila

Publisher: S-ediciones

Language(s): Spanish, English, Thai

Pages: 100

Size: 13.2 x 9.5 cm.

Edition: 250

Year: 2023

Print: Risography

Binding: Smyth sew with exposed spine

Tags: memory, politics, history