This work centers on salt as both a material and metaphor, exploring its profound significance in the context of the May 13, 1969 riots in Kuala Lumpur. Salt, with its historical associations with purification, preservation, and healing, becomes a medium through which pain and trauma are acknowledged and processed. Here, salt represents the effort to cleanse wounds left by a divisive past while preserving the rawness of these unresolved histories. It is a substance of contrast—capable of healing yet stinging when applied to open wounds—mirroring the discomfort of confronting painful memories. Audiences are invited to engage with salt not only as a material but as a symbol of collective reckoning. By embracing its dualities, the work encourages a process of cleansing, healing, and reconciliation, transforming pain into a pathway for understanding and communal catharsis.