{"product_id":"linha-do-mar-alexander-shadrin","title":"Linha do Mar, Alexander Shadrin","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraxe, a centuries-old student initiation tradition that combines play, power and submission, continues across Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn December 2013, six students died on Meco Beach. The tragedy may have been connected to Praxe-an ordeal for students holding senior positions within its hierarchy, in which ritual becomes a form of discipline, and discipline the language of belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn accounts of a ritual known as “Linha do Mar”, students stand blindfolded with their backs to the ocean. For each wrong answer, they take a step backwards-closer to the water. The ritual symbolizes purification through fear and a passage from darkness into light. Ignorance must be left behind in the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ritual is said to draw inspiration from Fernando Pessoa’s 'The Hour of the Devil.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Self Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54617531810139,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/2540\/8163\/files\/Untitleddesign-7_c0b9aab6-08ba-47d9-bc83-85545e3c46f1.png?v=1793798350","url":"https:\/\/shop.photomuseumireland.ie\/products\/linha-do-mar-alexander-shadrin","provider":"Photo Museum Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}