Our Pan

In the distant prehistoric days , in the darkness of time, in a corner of an equally distant valley of the mountains of Anatolia , primitive man discovered with amazement, the golden ears of one of the original wheat grain .... patiently collected and the same patience and perseverance deposited back on earth, as a tribute , and the land returned amplified this spring.
Since then the miracle was accomplished , had discovered agriculture, that would forever change the destiny of mankind .
Then he discovered the purity of flour that gives the white soul to the point, which added to water and fire ,
had created the primary food of the men of the west , wonder of knowledge creation and invention.
He could save the loaves , one day, two , three, maybe weeks , no longer dependent on the whims of wild prey. You could store the flour or the miracle of bread for days missed or hunger hunting safely . Their survival was assured , had found a way to overcome their existence, their children and women.
Over the years, its creation was not only the nutrient of his own flesh , but the flesh of his own God.

Alberto Rex González
archaeologist
Emeritus Researcher of CONICET
June 2005, Buenos Aires


Fragment -based essay on bread work, Fernando Quirós performing since 1985 , Madrid.