A woman’s desire to explore beyond the boundaries of her experience.
Natural resources are scarce, making life difficult while stimulating bonds of solidarity between the women of the village.
At the beating heart of daily life lie the mortar and pestle; symbolic of frugality, labor, and unity, driving the rhythm of their daily lives.
Existence rests on interdependence, so when one young woman upsets the rhythms of life through her desire to escape and explore wider horizons she is ‘cast in’ by her companions. This ritualistic event exposes the tensions and conflicts hidden beneath the mortar and pestles’ rhythm.
One woman’s desires reveal the true nature of her society, while provoking each woman of the community to reveal the strategies each of them needs for the survival of both body and spirit.
5 Women
5 Stories
About loss,
loneliness,
friendship,
change
and salt
