Democratic Republic of Congo , 2018

Made in one of the mining villages, this story cloth expresses the terror and shame that surround work for women in the mine. In a nearby forest—the “dark” place—they are taken to be raped. They try not to think about what happens there because they need their livelihood to feed their children.

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