We believe in a horizontal, non-hierarchical, cooperative, and collaborative form of work organization. We believe in free culture, promoting freedom of access, use, and distribution of any cultural content. We believe in self-management, autonomy, and independence from the state and large corporations.

When someone comes to the bookstore looking for something special, it's like starting a treasure hunt or embarking on a shared journey between us and the customer. However, the most rewarding part happens when they return and tell us how much they enjoyed the book, and that's when the treasure hunt begins again. 

I thought about the creativity required to set up a bookstore: the space design, the layout, and, of course, the selection. Having an independent bookstore is also a way to express yourself.

The bookstore is a pluralistic space, just like the books themselves. That's why the catalog selection is so important to us; the books the bookstore contains shape the narrative of the space itself.

Everything that is part of contemporary art is present at EXIT. I think its specialization is what makes the difference. It has also become a meeting point for artists, gallery owners, curators, cultural managers, and the general public interested in art. 

The physical store was designed to encourage browsing and the discovery of new books. Our goal is to spark curiosity; we believe that often the book you end up buying isn't the one you were looking for, but the one that happened to be right next to it.

Art and design continue to be associated with a high degree of elitism. In our bookstore, we have a wide selection of books not only about art, but also about how to understand art. We also strive to explain it simply in our communication. Because art isn't something to show off, it's something to share.

We like to think of Silvestra as imbued with feminine energy, from its origin to the cup—the energy of care, creativity, quality craftsmanship, and what is born honestly and sustained with intention. We came for the bread, fell in love with the coffee, and are still here for everything this place continues to awaken. 

We're interested in working with photographers who are passionate about analog photography. We'd love to collaborate with them on reviewing and producing their portfolios, experimenting with tests, sharing processes, and giving them a firsthand look at how an image is created from scratch.

Medio Cuadro Lab was born in mid-2020 more out of necessity than a project. Photographers like us didn't have a lab readily available; there wasn't one in Puerto Vallarta, so we forced ourselves to build one ourselves.

We are influenced by Japanese spirituality and the dedication they put into crafts and techniques like sashiko, in which, through patience and dedication, they create beautiful and aesthetically pleasing repairs. Thus, we identify each roll as a unique vision that requires patience, care, and respect.

Having explored a large part of Jimbocho, the book district in Tokyo, and entered as many bookstores as my feet and energy allowed, made me believe that it is possible for so many bookstores to coexist in the same city and that they are all visited for the very different things they have to offer.