Mourning Rock

Only twenty kilometres west of Athens lies the small industrial city of Eleusis. But in ancient Greece, Eleusis was the home of the Eleusinian Mysteries and Demeter--one of the original Twelve Olympians and the goddess the harvest, grain, and fertility--and her daughter, Persephone. Nowadays, Eleusis hosts some of Greece's major industries; however, not without grave environmental consequences. Spanning one long, eventful decade, from 1988 to 1998, the "Mourning Rock" documents the passing of time and the transformation of a once-sacred city that is in stark contrast to its former glory.