For the past three-and-a-half years, the garage behind 903 Lansdowne has been home to Joys, an independent gallery operated and initiated by writer and curator Danica Pinteric. Accessible by the laneway between Lansdowne and St. Clarens, the gallery’s entryway is marked by its iconic arched door and—most Saturdays—the presence of Pinteric, awaiting visitors. With a curatorial style as incisive as it is intuitive and process-driven, Pinteric’s mark on the city has been lively and thought-provoking, emanating a particular poetic quality. As a poet myself, perhaps what draws me to Pinteric’s work is how she borrows the techniques of poetry in her curatorial practice. Playing with iteration and repetition within and across exhibitions, Joys’ programming has a sense of rhyme and rhythm. Working at the meeting-point of precision and feeling, abstraction and clarity—the frequent wheelhouse of poets—the impact of Pinteric’s approach is felt both through the quality of the work she presents and the community that surrounds Joys.