Mitamine Lab #46 - On Not Being Afraid of Love

Mitamine Lab is a culture laboratory based in Mexico City which blends sound archives with contemporary music and literature.

This show is dedicated to Mimi Zhu’s Be Not Afraid of Love: Lessons on Fear, Intimacy, and Connection (2022), a collection of essays about embodying and re-learning love, mixed with some gorgeous gems from the past, the present and the future.

"Be Not Afraid of Love explores the intersections of love and fear in self-esteem, friendship, family dynamics, and romantic relationships, and extends out to its effects on society and the greater political realm. In sharing their own intimate encounters with oppression, healing, joy, and community, Mimi invites readers to reflect deeply on their own experiences as well, with the intention of acting as a guide to undoing the hurt or uncertainty within them. In this heartrending and revolutionary book, Mimi reminds us, be not afraid of love."

Artwork: Ana Mendieta Imagen de Yagul from Silueta Series, Mexico, 1973-77. Estate prints 1991. Color photographs (1948-1985) Private collection. Nevada Art Museum.

Tracklist

Odina - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Tuvaband - I’m just a girl cover
Manu Chao - Je ne t 'aime plus
Magia Blanca - Déjate llevar
On Not Being Afraid of Love with Mimi Zhu and Fariha Róisín (Excerpt)
The Aris Thomas Project - Ela (Cornelius Edit)
Emmanuelle - Italove
Isamar & Compañia - Amor Suave (Sexy Soft Mix)
Eden Burns - Invercargirl (DJ BORING Emotional remix)
Chaos in the CBD - Club Miyako
Bantwanas feat. Xolisiwe - Ixesha
On Not Being Afraid of Love with Mimi Zhu and Fariha Róisín (Excerpt 2)
Coyote - Free to choose
Discovery Zone - Come true
Mary Hubert -Why Can 't We Live Together (Dance Mix)