"Petatismo is the name given to the socio-spatial movement that seeks to reclaim the free occupation of public space as a response to the violence and insecurity experienced in Mexico. It is also a form of protest against the lack of public infrastructure for the enjoyment of common spaces." 
So goes the first principle of the petatist manifesto. Isabel Palomar and Inés Vachez explore the possibilities a traditional petate can provide to be used as a tool to occupy, inhabit and reclaim public space.