THE COLLEGE HILL INDEPENDENT
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The market is the woman’s domain; women tend to not only be the vendors, but the shoppers as well. The markets are where I felt most at home in Oaxaca, probably because the strong presence of women made me feel protected from the wandering eyes of men.
These photos revolve around women, raw meat, and the sale of raw meat; they’re intended to provoke thoughts of gender roles and machismo, as well as to highlight something women often experience existing in such a society (be it the US or Mexico): feeling like a piece of meat.
