Estera (Mat) (part I)

Estera : Mat (Part I)
Super 8 film.
Two screens.

As part of my investigation on the use of weeds for medicinal purposes I asked Alejandro a traditional mat maker in San Basilio de Palenque (Colombia) to make one using weeds. These plants are commonly used to shield children from wicked witches – the Mohana’s kidnappings, bad eye and other forms of evil spirits. The film registers the making of the mat and the activities going on around its making.

Estera : Mat (Part II) in:

English:  estera.migratedplants.com
Spanish: estera.plantasmigradas.com