Surface Tension (or What Holds an ‘Us’ Together)
“The villager’s concern is not only with what substances enter the ür (town/village) and affect its inhabitants but with the effect of these alien substances on the substance of the ür itself. Concern with the effect on the quality of the soil substance of the ür is understandable given Tamil beliefs that the soil substance is ultimately mixed with the bodily substance of the ür’s inhabitants.”1
Waves crash and pull away on screen while spectral figures play a game of catch with the sea, casting out objects that may or may not return. This shot
