The cartographer unfurls a sheet of parchment on the table and sits down to the work of birth and extinction. By a candle’s flickering light, tectonic plates collide and ancient waters evaporate, leaving valleys in their wake. Lands below sea level are shaded with verdant hues, while peaks form from crimson ink. (Or is it blood on these daggers of stone?) Depending on the eyes that scan them, maps can be extensions of knowledge, a way to understand one’s origins, or tools of oppression. Wherever there are divisions, geographical or man-made, there will be conflict. There will be pain. There … Continue reading Review: Khirki – Κτηνωδία