Location: Northern Ireland and virtual http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextiles/
Focus: Conflict, human rights abuses and making visible the struggle for the disappeared
Size: 168 events and 361 textiles, comprised of arpilleras, quilts and wall hangings, with arpilleras forming the majority of the collection. (These figures are valid as of January 16th 2019. As this is a live, growing database, these figures are set to increase)
Private/Public: The material collection of textiles is private. The electronic database collection is public.
Description: Conflict Textiles is home to a large collection of international textiles, exhibitions and associated events, all of which focus on elements of conflict, human rights abuses and making visible the struggle for the disappeared.
The collection is mainly comprised of arpilleras, quilts and wall hangings. Arpilleras (pronounced "ar-pee-air-ahs") are three-dimensional appliquéd tapestries of Latin America that originated in Chile. These became the medium for women, generally working collectively, to denounce the human rights abuses and repression of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile.
The arpillera making process subsequently spread to other Latin American countries and beyond. Over the last 10 years, it has expanded to women‘s groups in Spain, the UK, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Germany, Zimbabwe, Canada, New Zealand and Japan.
Since 2008, exhibitions have been hosted in museums, universities, art galleries, embassies and community spaces worldwide. A number of associated activities generally form part of the exhibition programme, such as film screenings, workshops, and roundtable discussions. These have proved highly successful in enabling people to have a more ‘hands-on’ experience and to move from the position of viewer and observer to actively engaging in the process.
Conflict Textiles is an ‘Associated Site’ of and maintained by CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) at Ulster University, Northern Ireland. It was first set up in 2008 and redeveloped as a more interactive website with more sophisticated searching facilities in 2015. If you click on the gallery images, you will be taken to the arpillera page on the ConflictTextiles database, and can read more about the storycloth there.
Contact: http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextiles/
Focus: Conflict, human rights abuses and making visible the struggle for the disappeared
Size: 168 events and 361 textiles, comprised of arpilleras, quilts and wall hangings, with arpilleras forming the majority of the collection. (These figures are valid as of January 16th 2019. As this is a live, growing database, these figures are set to increase)
Private/Public: The material collection of textiles is private. The electronic database collection is public.
Description: Conflict Textiles is home to a large collection of international textiles, exhibitions and associated events, all of which focus on elements of conflict, human rights abuses and making visible the struggle for the disappeared.
The collection is mainly comprised of arpilleras, quilts and wall hangings. Arpilleras (pronounced "ar-pee-air-ahs") are three-dimensional appliquéd tapestries of Latin America that originated in Chile. These became the medium for women, generally working collectively, to denounce the human rights abuses and repression of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile.
The arpillera making process subsequently spread to other Latin American countries and beyond. Over the last 10 years, it has expanded to women‘s groups in Spain, the UK, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Germany, Zimbabwe, Canada, New Zealand and Japan.
Since 2008, exhibitions have been hosted in museums, universities, art galleries, embassies and community spaces worldwide. A number of associated activities generally form part of the exhibition programme, such as film screenings, workshops, and roundtable discussions. These have proved highly successful in enabling people to have a more ‘hands-on’ experience and to move from the position of viewer and observer to actively engaging in the process.
Conflict Textiles is an ‘Associated Site’ of and maintained by CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) at Ulster University, Northern Ireland. It was first set up in 2008 and redeveloped as a more interactive website with more sophisticated searching facilities in 2015. If you click on the gallery images, you will be taken to the arpillera page on the ConflictTextiles database, and can read more about the storycloth there.
Contact: http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttextiles/
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