A beauty shop and a parked motorbike offer an incongruous environment for a elderly village woman dressed in a traditional Andean costume and hat who passes her days by sitting on the square of this small village just outside of Cuenca. My eye travels between the picture of the glamorous model on the beauty shop’s hanging signage, and the impassive expression of the lady who takes possession of the steps below it. The sleek motorbike adds a contemporary counterpoint to the incongruous comparison.