Xunaxidó

Abstract

This documentary narrates through Zapotec women voices the entanglement of language, culture, myths, beliefs, natural catastrophes and the quotidian experience of these women in their communities. A material I worked with to create an installational work in a Zapotec community of black clay women artisans from Oaxaca, Mexico. It is the continuation of “Oaxaca. Earth moves”, a project which explores the earthquake suffered in Mexico in September of 2017, through my work with black clay in the house-workshop of a Zapotec woman who hosted me during several periods of time.