the BURRITO files - BURRITO STAND

To date, over 50 people have participated in the BURRITO files. Thank you for your creative and thoughtful responses.

I have decided to fabricate the answers to the burrito question and display them in a "burrito stand." I will use fabric, paper, and other materials to create tortillas and the ingredients, which range from tattoos and busses to wild rice, anchovies, beef jerky and carne asada. The stand will be set up in several locations and passer-bys will be invited to create their own downtown burritos out of the ingredients.

If you would like to participate in the fabricating of the tortillas and ingredients, or if you would like to host the burrito stand, please contact me at juliegraphics@gmail.com.

the BURRITO files - Jim & Eloise

April 26, 2008 1. What is your name? Jim & Eloise
2. What are you doing downtown: We came to the Chalk Festival and to buy a t-shirt from MOCA.
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yes.
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: affordable, centrally-located, arts and culture.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? everything.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? We live in downtown. We chose to live here because it is affordable, multi-cultural, and mixed economically.

Photo/interview by Julie Ray

the BURRITO files - ROBYN

April 23, 2008
1. What is your name? Robyn
2. What are you doing downtown? Working
3. Are you from Tucson? If not, where do you live? Live in Tucson, from Phoenix
4 Describe downtown in 3 words or less. Busy and alive
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? Everything, like a chipotle burrito: meat, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, salsa…etc
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? I got a job downtown, it pays the bills.

Photo/Interview by Alanna Randall

the BURRITO files - CITY HIGH

April 18, 2008

City High teacher Amy Rude invited me into two of her classes to talk about the project and involve her students. The students split into pairs and interviewed each other. For the first class, I gave students the camera to take each other's picture. Since we didn't have enough time for every student to take a picture, I will go back to that class before posting their interviews. For the second class, Amy suggested that I take pictures of each pair outside of the school. That worked out great and here are the interviews and pictures from the second class. Thanks to Amy and all of the students!

ERICA & EVANGELINA
1. What is your name? Erica/Evangelina
2. What are you doing downtown: attending school/livin' life .
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yes/Yes
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: what's downtown?/live, random, loud.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? carne asada, guacamole, lemon, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, bell peppers, salsa, chile/carne, cerveza, salsa fresca, limon, chile verde, guacamole, topa sauce.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? I met Mason AKA Yo/Many.

ALLY & HENRY
1. What is your name? Ally!/Henry
2. What are you doing downtown: school, entertainment /school, "entertainment."
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yeah/Yes.
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: fun, fergelicious/fun, exciting, enjoyable.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? cheese, coffee, beans, beef jerky, ranch, eggs/ tips, chiles, sour cream, frijols, carne asada, lettuce, guacamole.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? When I was a niña my father was pulled over and I tried to bribe him with money/ I lost my child (mp3) Its name is mi-amor and if found contact Henry!.

JESSIE & VAUGHN
1. What is your name? Jessie/ Vaughn
2. What are you doing downtown: school
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yes
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: artistic, unique, industrial/ scary, crazy & interesting.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? tattoos, suits, elevators, Chicago/ everything.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? I've met some really fantastic people/ Yes. My first school was in downtown Tucson.

KYLER & AMY
1. What is your name? Kyler/ Amy
2. What are you doing downtown: going to school/ teaching
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yes.I'm from lots of places actually/ From Oregon, lives in Tucson.
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: streets, buildings, um/ nifty, weird, businesses.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? salsa, guacamole and beef/ hot, hot, hot habañero salsa, a little brown rice, pigeon meat.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? Nope!/ I got a job, I fell in love once, I got hit by a car.

ZASHA & NATHAN
1. What is your name? Zasha/Nathan
2. What are you doing downtown: going to school and riding elevators
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yes
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: elevators, busy/ buildings, buildings, buildings.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? ice cream and ring pops/ buildings and cheese and elevators and homeless people and spaghetti o's.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? I stepped on gum more than once/ Not that I know of.

VICKY & KARLENE
1. What is your name? Vicky/Karlene
2. What are you doing downtown: I go to school downtown/ school
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yep, I'm from Tucson./ Yes. From Washington.
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: crazy, amazing, chaos.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? steak, rice, beans, guacamole/ beans and lots of cheese.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? meeting new people.

KASSIE & A
1. What is your name? Kassie/A
2. What are you doing downtown: going to school/ going to school, curing cancer
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yes! Yes!!!!/ Yes, born in Oregon.
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: small, messy, business-y/ sticky, dusty, neat-o.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? carne asada/ multi-colored cheerios.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? Found neat friends, met Chicago, yeps/ Found awesome friends, money, peace march, concerts.

the BURRITO files - Surgeon/Mike

April 7, 2008
1. What is your name? Surgeon/Mike
2. What are you doing downtown: Participating in an art event/going to an art event.
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yes, from Chicago. Yes, from Colorado
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: gritty, cute, accessible/ fun and dark.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? carne asada, slightly rancid cilantro, too much sour cream, really fabulous salsa/ ice cream.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? I fell in love with Tucson when I was visiting downtown/I was found responsible for committing 2 traffic violations.


Photo/Interview by Julie Ray

the BURRITO files - Elliott/Trouble

April 7, 2008
1. What is your name? Elliott/Trouble
2. What are you doing downtown: Performing at 7 UP/Attending 7 UP.
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yes, from Philadelphia/ Yes, from Boston.
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: small, social industrial/ non-threatening, slimy, unexpected.
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? chicken, sour cream and french fries (a Mexican restaurant on St. Mary's makes this burrito)/ *** guacamole.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? I became prom queen, I almost got arrested/I had a nervous breakdown during a poetry reading, I've had artistic epiphanies at Shot in the Dark Cafe.

***The editor reserved her right to censor this word.

Photo/Interview by Julie Ray

the BURRITO files - JOSE

April 7, 2008
1. What is your name? Jose
2. What are you doing downtown: Coming to perform at 7 UP.
3. Do you live in Tucson? Yes, in downtown. From Puerto Rico.
4. Describe downtown in 3 words or less: beautiful, laid-back, personable
5. If downtown was a burrito, what would be in it? whatever every corner has to provide. an endless burrito.
6. Have any significant events in your life occurred in downtown Tucson? Every second is a significant event.

Photo/Interview by Julie Ray