Today, something (2020-25) brings together photographs from Tepepan, the southern neighbourhood in Mexico City where I grew up and where my parents still live. The title alludes to a diary entry by the Italian writer Cesare Pavese compiled in his book The Business of Living. On April 25th, 1936, feeling depressed and lacking inspiration, he simply wrote: “Today, nothing.” Pavese’s sentence can be interpreted as an effort to remain productive despite the creative difficulties of using everyday life as the raw material for art. Likewise, the neighbourhood we live in can significantly influence our sociopolitical awakening. This project is my attempt to capture how Tepepan has shaped me, focusing on idiosyncrasies and details that I believe carry cultural value, such as the variety of independent shops or the distinctiveness of living a block away from a major prison. The project also captures more abstract urban issues, such as the absence of communal spaces and the area’s uneven development.