Las muertes chiquitas (2013)

For her epic exploration of the female orgasm Catalan artist Mireia Sallares interviewed 30 Mexican women from various walks of life professors prostitutes psychologists nuns revolutionaries and former child brides Her interviews go beyond the little deaths of the title seamlessly moving between issues of sexual violence political protest love family and mortality In a culture where sexual taboos run deep what the women of Little Deaths have in common is a belief in liberation and selfdiscovery through sexuality and a remarkable courage in the face of tragedy and oppression