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The contradiction between the
work’s imagery and its title reflects

the discrepancy that Thandazani
highlights between, at first, the

traumatic, visceral disgust humans
tend to feel when confronted with

the overwhelming excesses our own
waste (whether this is wastewater,

garbage islands or supermarket
aisles) and then the bland, circular
return to “business as usual” when

the moment of visceral disgust

passes. Although we rise up in
disgust when immediately
confronted, we quickly return to

our same habits in the name of
comforts and conveniences. This

discrepancy offers us, pilgrims
included, a sharp and pointed call

for self-critique. What are we really
achieving on such a pilgrimage? Will

the evocative, overwhelming,
sensory experiences on the

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