Tender and Toxic Tales explores potential scenarios emerging with the disappearance of a segment of society in a mountain town. Three tales unfold in the voids left by its departure, unravelling the social and architectural repercussions of its absence. The stories bear witness to the use of the landscape and its consequences whilst being interrupted by a choir that speaks in tongues both ancient and new, murmuring fragments of forgotten tales and offering glimpses of alternative perspectives. Juri Velt moves between rural regions and cities, as well as between a writing and a material-based practice. Their works deal with the question of how to live together—with a focus on companionship and other forms of resistance. Tender and Toxic Tales is supported by the dpr-barcelona LINA Writing Award 2023.