Weaving life in black and white

Abstract

Every day, Beto de Brito wakes up early, takes care of his animals, and then heads upstairs to his house to start weaving the panu di terra. In Santiago, Cape Verde, Beto de Brito is recognized as one of the greatest names in the craft of panu di terra. In an environment of total concentration, all that can be heard is the sound of the weaving machine intertwined with his radio, which updates the listeners with the most recent news from Cape Verde and the world, as well as lulls the weaving of the threads with music from across the Atlantic.