Ancient beliefs in sorcery or Sanguma are being catapulted into the modern age, driving incredible outbreaks of violence mostly against women in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. If something unwanted or inexplicable occurs in a village individuals, mostly commonly women, are accused of committing black magic or of being a witch. The accused women will be outcast from their homes, attacked and often killed.These are not secret crimes. An outraged mob will torture the accused women with archaic tools to death in public while no one is willing to help and the perpetrators will mostly not be sentenced. Margret has lost everything because she has been accused of witchcraft. Photo: Kristina Steiner.
Kristina Steiner made the project as her final diploma project at DMJX in the fall 2017.
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