Textiles Semillas: Weaving together, growing together
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| Admission: free admission |
| Info: Access via the Schlüter Courtyard, next to the museum shop entrance |
| Info: The conversation will be conducted in Spanish. Collective translations will be provided. |
| Which languages: Spanish |
| Venue: Sound Studio |
| Part of: 99 Questions |
‘Textiles Semillas’ is a project taking place in different locations in the north of Argentina and has brought together around 300 weavers, artists, and activists. The collective will showcase a collaborative and still evolving textile installation during the 99 Questions Gathering at the Humboldt Forum in October 2024. Join us now for an intimate conversation with the curator Andrei Fernández, alongside moderator Michael Dieminger.
During the conversation, we will delve into the project’s essence through a nomadic installation and gatherings, which culminated in the formation of the ‘Unión de las Tejedoras, Artistas y Activistas del Norte de Argentina.’ We will discuss the role of gatherings, the meditative and resistive facets of weaving, and how textiles embody a bridge between binaries such as the domestic and public, art and folklore. Andrei Fernández will also talk about the work of Claudia Alarcón and the Silät collective at this year’s Venice Biennale.
more information about the artist:
Claudia Alarcón, a textile artist of the Wichí people, lives in the province of Salta in Argentina, and is the coordinator of the Siläcollective, which brings together a hundred Indigenous women from different generations who defend weaving as work, memory and imagination. Through her artistic production from textile work, using ancient techniques of her people, she communicates the knowledge and ancestral wisdom of her people and questions the right to create as an Indigenous woman in a country that has systematically denied the presence of the pre-existing peoples to the nation state. Silät participates in the project ‘Textiles Semillas’ and is part of the Union of weavers that allows Wichí weavers to link with other collectives and strengthen the defense of their work.
Biographies
Andrei Fernández, Argentine curator whose practice is traversed by listening to collective memories and narratives of territorial and anti-racist disputes, focusing on the capacity of contemporary art to forge new voices and relationships. With a degree in Fine Arts and specializing in Social and Political Anthropology, she collaborates with artists, researchers and craftswomen in a wide territory. She has coordinated the project ‘Listening and the Winds’ supported by ifa-Galerie Berlin and has participated since 2021 in the 99 Questions Program of Humboldt Forum. She also works in cultural management projects with artists through FACT, Foundation for Contemporary Art of Tucumán, and accompanies the group of weavers Silät. Since 2023, she has been co-managing ‘Textiles Semillas’ together with Alejandra Mizrahi.
Michael Dieminger, who serves as the moderator of the event, is a curator specializing in Visual Anthropology and Sensory Media. His work at the Humboldt Forum and with the 99 Questions project focuses on examining knowledge ecologies and world-making practices. The methodology of nodes, exemplified by ‘Textiles Semillas’ within ’99 Questions,’ aims to nurture sustainable collaborations and establish meaningful connections with diverse communities across various regions and landscapes. By challenging traditional concepts of center and periphery, 99 Questions accentuates the richness of knowledges, voices, memories, and experiences. It encompasses curatorial and artistic expressions, weaving together strands from the past, present, and future.