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Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
ReCords at MéTissages Art & Textile Biennale, Ghent
ReCords is presented at 'Métissages', Art & Textile Biennale, from March 26th till May 16th 2005 at the Museum of Industrial Archeology and Textiles (Miat) in Ghent, Belgium.
The Biennale is a group exhibition of contemporary textile art with the works of 30 young and reputated international and Belgian artists.
The name ‘Métissages’ originates from the French ‘tissage’, which litteraly means ‘the weaving’ or ‘the weaving’. MéTissages refers to the weaving, to the hybridization. MéTissages interweaves art and textile, art and textile industries on different levels.
At the opening reception of Métissages Sofiesaufage, Ellen Z., & Sarah D. did a small intervention... see some picts of the preparation. This intimate intervention -'Threaded'- also took place during the opening of the "Nr11" exhibtion at Z33 art center (Hasselt, Be).
Participating artists:
Ghada Amer (Eg), Rozemarijn Anseeuw (B), Bartaku & Sofiesaufage (B), Alighiero Boetti (I), Louis Decordier (B) + Sarah Pillen (B), Wim Delvoye (B), Berlinde De Bruyckere (B), Goele De Bruyn (B), Jan Fabre (B), Gudny-Rosa Ingimarsdottir, Mike Kelley (US), Fransje Killaars (NL), Annette Messager (F), Ernesto Neto (BR), Everlyn Nicodemus (TZ), Louisa Maria Ponseele (B), Riet Proot (B), Beverly Semmes (US), Annelies Slabbinck (B), Jelle Spruyt (B), Berend Strik (NL), Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven (B), Didier Vé (B), Loreta Visic (HR), Shane Waltener (GB), Hilde Windels (B).
Curator: Isabelle De Baets
Press review: De Standaard, April 6 2005, p.24 - read full article here (Dutch)
EN/ ES/ NL
EN/
This “Biennale on art and textile” brings together Belgian and international artists, presenting their works against the background of impressive samples of industrial archeology. Métissages is a successful exhibition that explores the boundaries between handicraft and art.
[...] Nevertheless the top work of this exhibition is the nomad tent by bartaku and sofiesaufage: a space in which multicoloured, knotted and entangled ropes are hanging down, while Peruvian sounds instantly transport the visitor to another world.”
Veerle Windels, in De Standaard 06/04/2005, p.24.
ES/
Esta "Bienal sobre arte y textiles" reúne a diversos artistas belgas e internacionales, y sus obras se presentan en el impresionante marco del museo que contiene algunas muestras de arqueología industrial. "Metissages" es una exhibición de gran éxito que explora los límites entre el arte y la artesanía. (...) No obstante, la mejor obra de esta exhibición es la carpa nómada de bartaku y sofiesaufage (Recuerdas): un espacio en el que cuelgan cuerdas multicolores, con nudos, enredadas, mientras que sonidos peruanos transportan al visitante, instantáneamente, a "otro mundo".
por Veerle Windels, periódico "De Standaard", publicado el 6 de Abril del 2005 (Pág.24).
NE/
"Deze ,,Biënnale rond kunst en textiel'' brengt Belgische kunstenaars samen met internationale, en toont hun werken tegen een achtergrond van indrukwekkende staaltjes industriële archeologie. Mé-tissages is een geslaagde tentoonstelling over grenzen aftasten tussen metier en kunst.
Het topwerk van deze expo is echter de nomadentent van Bartaku & Sofiesaufage, waarin striemen van veelkleurige touwen hangen, geknoopt en verstrengeld, in een ruimte waarin Peruviaanse geluiden ons meteen naar een andere wereld brengen."
Veerle Windels, in De Standaard 06/04/2005, p.24.
Site Miat
The Biennale is a group exhibition of contemporary textile art with the works of 30 young and reputated international and Belgian artists.
The name ‘Métissages’ originates from the French ‘tissage’, which litteraly means ‘the weaving’ or ‘the weaving’. MéTissages refers to the weaving, to the hybridization. MéTissages interweaves art and textile, art and textile industries on different levels.
At the opening reception of Métissages Sofiesaufage, Ellen Z., & Sarah D. did a small intervention... see some picts of the preparation. This intimate intervention -'Threaded'- also took place during the opening of the "Nr11" exhibtion at Z33 art center (Hasselt, Be).
Participating artists:
Ghada Amer (Eg), Rozemarijn Anseeuw (B), Bartaku & Sofiesaufage (B), Alighiero Boetti (I), Louis Decordier (B) + Sarah Pillen (B), Wim Delvoye (B), Berlinde De Bruyckere (B), Goele De Bruyn (B), Jan Fabre (B), Gudny-Rosa Ingimarsdottir, Mike Kelley (US), Fransje Killaars (NL), Annette Messager (F), Ernesto Neto (BR), Everlyn Nicodemus (TZ), Louisa Maria Ponseele (B), Riet Proot (B), Beverly Semmes (US), Annelies Slabbinck (B), Jelle Spruyt (B), Berend Strik (NL), Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven (B), Didier Vé (B), Loreta Visic (HR), Shane Waltener (GB), Hilde Windels (B).
Curator: Isabelle De Baets
Press review: De Standaard, April 6 2005, p.24 - read full article here (Dutch)
EN/ ES/ NL
EN/
This “Biennale on art and textile” brings together Belgian and international artists, presenting their works against the background of impressive samples of industrial archeology. Métissages is a successful exhibition that explores the boundaries between handicraft and art.
[...] Nevertheless the top work of this exhibition is the nomad tent by bartaku and sofiesaufage: a space in which multicoloured, knotted and entangled ropes are hanging down, while Peruvian sounds instantly transport the visitor to another world.”
Veerle Windels, in De Standaard 06/04/2005, p.24.
ES/
Esta "Bienal sobre arte y textiles" reúne a diversos artistas belgas e internacionales, y sus obras se presentan en el impresionante marco del museo que contiene algunas muestras de arqueología industrial. "Metissages" es una exhibición de gran éxito que explora los límites entre el arte y la artesanía. (...) No obstante, la mejor obra de esta exhibición es la carpa nómada de bartaku y sofiesaufage (Recuerdas): un espacio en el que cuelgan cuerdas multicolores, con nudos, enredadas, mientras que sonidos peruanos transportan al visitante, instantáneamente, a "otro mundo".
por Veerle Windels, periódico "De Standaard", publicado el 6 de Abril del 2005 (Pág.24).
NE/
"Deze ,,Biënnale rond kunst en textiel'' brengt Belgische kunstenaars samen met internationale, en toont hun werken tegen een achtergrond van indrukwekkende staaltjes industriële archeologie. Mé-tissages is een geslaagde tentoonstelling over grenzen aftasten tussen metier en kunst.
Het topwerk van deze expo is echter de nomadentent van Bartaku & Sofiesaufage, waarin striemen van veelkleurige touwen hangen, geknoopt en verstrengeld, in een ruimte waarin Peruviaanse geluiden ons meteen naar een andere wereld brengen."
Veerle Windels, in De Standaard 06/04/2005, p.24.
Site Miat
Friday, December 17, 2004
Generative Art 2004, Milan (I)
RondHangen ReCords Recuerdas was presented at Generative Art 2004 , Milan, Politecnico di Milano University (Dec. 14-16).
It was impossible to exhibit the whole installation in the expo area of the Politecnico's Architecture Department, so we only mounted the cords and screens hereby creating a space reflecting the ground surface of the tent.
On the second day of the event we gave a detailed demonstration of the background and functioning of the installation.
THE GA 2004 PROGRAM
Records Recuerdas Abstract
GA IS ABOUT
Art & Science - Philosophy - Technology - Infinity & Identity - Image & Space -Music - Poetry - Visionary Scenarios - Architecture - Cities - Identity & Town - Design - Software - Art - Design - Artificial Intelligence - Artificial Life - Generative Robotics - Mechatronic - Intelligent Production.
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Spin Off
These pictures have been taken during the try out of a performance.
It is based on techniques that we applied during the production process of our threads.
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Responsive Environment WShop (FoAM)
After the hardware hacking, I participated at the next workshop in the X-Med-K series: Responsive Environments: sensor data analysis and interpretation, perceptual modelling - 15 November - 21 November, FoAM.
Interesting theoretical stuff, by Maja Kuzmanovic (methodology) and Yon Vistell (sensor stuff) and time and space for practice, the developing of a concept for -and the making of- a responsive environment. We collectively decided about a 'theme', Tom's impressive earthly carrot came out, and then we were separated into two groups; A & B, as in hideous social/psychological experiments... The outcome was peacefull though, two (basic) responsive environments.
Interesting theoretical stuff, by Maja Kuzmanovic (methodology) and Yon Vistell (sensor stuff) and time and space for practice, the developing of a concept for -and the making of- a responsive environment. We collectively decided about a 'theme', Tom's impressive earthly carrot came out, and then we were separated into two groups; A & B, as in hideous social/psychological experiments... The outcome was peacefull though, two (basic) responsive environments.
Our group (B) made a responsive sitting-bag covered with a 'mosquito net'- like flexible, transparent, tangible, textile structure. The movements of the person inside were captured by a small camera (placed on top) and a microphone inside the bag. The sensordata were processed by Max and via programming translated into abstract images and sounds. The images were projected on the textile surface, both visible for the person inside -who therefore could react on this feedback of his behaviour- as for the audience.
Group A came up with a similar concept, but they made a set up for three persons all having different kind of (let's say intimate) sensors. Their behaviour manipulated a projection and corresponding (accompanying) sounds, from very simple in the beginning to complex and back to basic again...
After the presentation the audience as well as makers were being interviewed in order to use this feedback for improvement/development of the installation.
Sunday, October 10, 2004
Hardware Hacking at Nadine
This week Bartaku participated at the Hardware Hacking workshop at Nadine. The 5th of the X-Med-K Series, interesting workshops organised by the Brussels based arts organisations FoAM, nadine & looking glass.
The hacker sensei was Nicolas Collins who has the rare gift to combine profound knowledge with humour and wit. The mix consisted of some theory and heaps of practice. From the basics of soldering, generating sounds with the circuitry of a radio, easy-to-make and cheap but good microphones, the modulation of preprogrammed toy sounds, till the making of complex oscillators with fotocells etc... Very useful for the development and maintenance of ReCords.
Top view of the mess we made
Those unfortunate ones who could not enjoy the output, those mind cracking sound scapes (bursts), check the live streams (bottom page). Also, the screeping sounds coming out of the hacked toys were quite appreciated by crap(eye), theoumek & bartaku and they decide to form the RGB~Toysband. They will perform in some subway stations on February 18, Output Day of X-Med-K: 'a collaborative, networked project uniting artists, programmers, and hardware designers'.
See also responsive environments workshop at FoAM.
The hacker sensei was Nicolas Collins who has the rare gift to combine profound knowledge with humour and wit. The mix consisted of some theory and heaps of practice. From the basics of soldering, generating sounds with the circuitry of a radio, easy-to-make and cheap but good microphones, the modulation of preprogrammed toy sounds, till the making of complex oscillators with fotocells etc... Very useful for the development and maintenance of ReCords.
Top view of the mess we made
Those unfortunate ones who could not enjoy the output, those mind cracking sound scapes (bursts), check the live streams (bottom page). Also, the screeping sounds coming out of the hacked toys were quite appreciated by crap(eye), theoumek & bartaku and they decide to form the RGB~Toysband. They will perform in some subway stations on February 18, Output Day of X-Med-K: 'a collaborative, networked project uniting artists, programmers, and hardware designers'.
See also responsive environments workshop at FoAM.
Thursday, October 07, 2004
ReCords at Generative Art 2004
ReCords will be presented at Generative Art 2004, organized by the Department of Architecture of the Politecnico di Milano University (Milan, Italy, Dec. 14-16). This international event consists of a conference, exhibition and performance 'festival'.
"GA2004, as the last 6 previous annual conferences, is a meeting place to exchange ideas, theorical approaches, operative and teaching experiences and to value the innovative field of intelligent industrial production and business that belongs to Generative approach. Following the experience of last years, people can show his innovative work in the concurrent GA Performance Festival that will be held in the same days of the conference. This will be an opportunity to show and enjoy the most advanced mix of generative entertainement media."
Program
"GA2004, as the last 6 previous annual conferences, is a meeting place to exchange ideas, theorical approaches, operative and teaching experiences and to value the innovative field of intelligent industrial production and business that belongs to Generative approach. Following the experience of last years, people can show his innovative work in the concurrent GA Performance Festival that will be held in the same days of the conference. This will be an opportunity to show and enjoy the most advanced mix of generative entertainement media."
Sunday, September 26, 2004
De-interactivity
After having placed our tent with the two most 'spiritual' cords (the white Salar and the black Return) in the garden of the former convent, we created the multimedia part of the installation in a transitory part of Gerkenberg's basement. Between a former meditation room and some ateliers for the more creative monks, we hung up in a straight line the all but two cords, mounted the screens and atached the speakers.
We decided to play around a bit with the sensors and simulate interactivity. This allowed us to let more people enter the space at the same time (this was needed due to the concentration of the visitors in a very short period.
As our control room was situated next to the media space we could hear the spontaneous reactions of the visitors - real time feedback. The reaction of the first basement visitors, 2 female aboriginals: "oooooooew, these threads just smell aaaaaawfull... "
sensor set up
Also, we discovered that some visitors don't respect conventions like... staying out of 'no entry' areas. Maybe the fact that they for once could touch the expo objects gave them a sense of absolute freedom. Yes, they got themselves in a real expo-hacker-mood. We recorded this with a webcam pointed at the door and moved by my heart beat.
Title of the resulting short film: 'Q No Entras'.
We decided to play around a bit with the sensors and simulate interactivity. This allowed us to let more people enter the space at the same time (this was needed due to the concentration of the visitors in a very short period.
As our control room was situated next to the media space we could hear the spontaneous reactions of the visitors - real time feedback. The reaction of the first basement visitors, 2 female aboriginals: "oooooooew, these threads just smell aaaaaawfull... "
Also, we discovered that some visitors don't respect conventions like... staying out of 'no entry' areas. Maybe the fact that they for once could touch the expo objects gave them a sense of absolute freedom. Yes, they got themselves in a real expo-hacker-mood. We recorded this with a webcam pointed at the door and moved by my heart beat.
Title of the resulting short film: 'Q No Entras'.
Thursday, September 23, 2004
ReCuerdas at Expo in Bree
As sofiesaufage's placenta is buried there, the second place where RondHangen ReCords ReCuerdas has to show up, is the Northeastern border town Bree. Not exactly Tijuana, but the site itself, Gerkenberg has its charm being a former convent filled with some male (1) spirits. After Z33, the installation hereby ends up for the 2nd time in a place with a religeous past. the Beguinage in Hasselt was inhabited by creative women during centuries (history of the Begijnen -pdf in dutch-).
We adapted the installation to the site. As the tent only can 'breath' in big spaces, it became immediately clear that it had to be put in the beautiful, big garden. Inside we hung our two most important threads: the black one (Title: Return; Material: Baby Alpaca) and the white one (Title: Salar; Material: rice bag & 10kg salt) together with two accompanying light bulbs with a black and a white electrical wire. In the convent we found a perfect simple black & white wooden bench.
The rest of the threads, the images & sounds, are placed in a corridor in the immense cellar of Gerkenberg. This narrow space is situated between a former meditation room and former 'creative ateliers'. The spiritual room revealed (besides a big wooden cross and other rather peculiar artefacts) most interestingly some white woolen threads hanging down from the ceiling... As there were a lot of visitors expected for the expo, we also decided to step away from the one-to-one idea. We removed the sensors and placed them in the control room (the rehearsal room just next to the corridor) where we simulated interactivity by controlling the sensors ourselves but this rather interesting experiment failed; we tried to use a ventilator for keeping the sensors continuously triggered hence guaranteeing a continuous pc controlled image & sound display... Somebody knows a better solution?
Concerning the Gerkenberg site it stroke us that, besides some occasional one-shot events and the provinding of some local rock bands of a small rehearsal room, the former convent is being used for... nothing. It appears to be that the government preferred to buy this place for a serious amount of money (incl. monthly interest payment) instead of letting it being transformed into an (apparently impopular) asylum for refugees.
Anyway, the installation ended up in bartaku's and sofiesaufage's places of birth. And talking about placenta, get yourself an inverted periscope & access this nice Maya legend (Spanish; used in ReCuerdas).
Checking out the site:
Webcam image of the transition area between
the 'ritual room'- with strange parafernalia-
and the former priest's 'creative spaces'.
We immediately felt we had to hang our threads here...
We adapted the installation to the site. As the tent only can 'breath' in big spaces, it became immediately clear that it had to be put in the beautiful, big garden. Inside we hung our two most important threads: the black one (Title: Return; Material: Baby Alpaca) and the white one (Title: Salar; Material: rice bag & 10kg salt) together with two accompanying light bulbs with a black and a white electrical wire. In the convent we found a perfect simple black & white wooden bench.
The rest of the threads, the images & sounds, are placed in a corridor in the immense cellar of Gerkenberg. This narrow space is situated between a former meditation room and former 'creative ateliers'. The spiritual room revealed (besides a big wooden cross and other rather peculiar artefacts) most interestingly some white woolen threads hanging down from the ceiling... As there were a lot of visitors expected for the expo, we also decided to step away from the one-to-one idea. We removed the sensors and placed them in the control room (the rehearsal room just next to the corridor) where we simulated interactivity by controlling the sensors ourselves but this rather interesting experiment failed; we tried to use a ventilator for keeping the sensors continuously triggered hence guaranteeing a continuous pc controlled image & sound display... Somebody knows a better solution?
Concerning the Gerkenberg site it stroke us that, besides some occasional one-shot events and the provinding of some local rock bands of a small rehearsal room, the former convent is being used for... nothing. It appears to be that the government preferred to buy this place for a serious amount of money (incl. monthly interest payment) instead of letting it being transformed into an (apparently impopular) asylum for refugees.
Anyway, the installation ended up in bartaku's and sofiesaufage's places of birth. And talking about placenta, get yourself an inverted periscope & access this nice Maya legend (Spanish; used in ReCuerdas).
Checking out the site:
Webcam image of the transition area between
the 'ritual room'- with strange parafernalia-
and the former priest's 'creative spaces'.
We immediately felt we had to hang our threads here...
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
ReCords: Who's who & Thanx
Creation, Co-ordination & Production: bartaku (bartaku(at)yahoo.co.uk) & sofiesaufage (sofiesaufage(at)hotmail.com)
With Financial Support of: Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds - http://www.vaf.be/
Co-production: Z33 - http://www.z33.be/
Threads created with the collaboration of: Sarah Gerats (saar7saar(at)hotmail.com) & Ellen Zoete (ellen_zoete(at)hotmail.com)
Electronics & ICT: Di2 - http://www.di2.be/
Random Generator: Mersenne Random Generator - www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/ewhat-is-mt.html
Production Content Space: DNA Buro, Antwerp
Tent Canvas: Jos Bancken, Bocholt
Opening Quote: Sir Richard Burton. Voice of Ben Moat
Thanks to: Wereldmediatheek vzw - http://www.wereldmediatheek.be/ & Flanders Media Valley - http://www.fmv.org/
Special Thanks to: Nilda Callañaupa (Centro de Textiles de Cusco); the Weaving Community of Chinchero (Cusco, Peru); Sarah Gerats & Ellen Zoete; Jan Boelen, Danny Bierset & Co (Z33); Marc Doms (Wereldmediatheek); Eddy Fontaine & Leopold Horrix (Audiovisual Studio of the Province of Limburg); Hilde Van Braeckel (Textile Expert); Carrie Brezine (Harvard University); Tom van Daele (Belgian Embassy Peru); Ben Moat; María Catalina Fernandez; Pieter Van Bogaert & Herman Asselberghs (Square vzw); Vicky; Tom; Raf; our families; everybody we might have forgotten here and above all the aimless wanderers who inspire(d) us on the road!!
Contact
bartaku(at)yahoo.co.uk
sofiesaufage(at)hotmail.com
With Financial Support of: Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds - http://www.vaf.be/
Co-production: Z33 - http://www.z33.be/
Threads created with the collaboration of: Sarah Gerats (saar7saar(at)hotmail.com) & Ellen Zoete (ellen_zoete(at)hotmail.com)
Electronics & ICT: Di2 - http://www.di2.be/
Random Generator: Mersenne Random Generator - www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/ewhat-is-mt.html
Production Content Space: DNA Buro, Antwerp
Tent Canvas: Jos Bancken, Bocholt
Opening Quote: Sir Richard Burton. Voice of Ben Moat
Thanks to: Wereldmediatheek vzw - http://www.wereldmediatheek.be/ & Flanders Media Valley - http://www.fmv.org/
Special Thanks to: Nilda Callañaupa (Centro de Textiles de Cusco); the Weaving Community of Chinchero (Cusco, Peru); Sarah Gerats & Ellen Zoete; Jan Boelen, Danny Bierset & Co (Z33); Marc Doms (Wereldmediatheek); Eddy Fontaine & Leopold Horrix (Audiovisual Studio of the Province of Limburg); Hilde Van Braeckel (Textile Expert); Carrie Brezine (Harvard University); Tom van Daele (Belgian Embassy Peru); Ben Moat; María Catalina Fernandez; Pieter Van Bogaert & Herman Asselberghs (Square vzw); Vicky; Tom; Raf; our families; everybody we might have forgotten here and above all the aimless wanderers who inspire(d) us on the road!!
Contact
bartaku(at)yahoo.co.uk
sofiesaufage(at)hotmail.com
Friday, May 21, 2004
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Première at Z33, Hasselt (B)
RondHangen ReCords Recuerdas had it's première at Feel (Nr.6.03, Feel The Young), exhibiton of Tactile Media Art at Z33, Contemporary Art Centre in Hasselt, Belgium.
inside view content space
outside view content space
Redundant but nice: Feel The Young is the favorite expo of 2004 of Nicky Aerts, reporter of Neon, arts program on Belgian Radio1.
inside view content space
outside view content space
Redundant but nice: Feel The Young is the favorite expo of 2004 of Nicky Aerts, reporter of Neon, arts program on Belgian Radio1.
Sunday, May 16, 2004
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
About RondHangen ReCords ReCuerdas
bartaku & sofiesaufage gathered atoms, digital & mental bits during and after 350 days of wandering through Latin America, from Ushuaia (the End of the World) till Mexico (hyper)City. ReCords is a multimedia installation that attempts to evoke this multi-sensory experience using a database of sounds, texts, images, memories and emotions 'controlled' by Pre-Colombian and 21st-century ICT, media & electronics.
The origins
The origins of ReCords can be found in the Southern Bolivian Andes where we came across the Khipu: a textile laptop consisting of a construction of coloured cords with knots. These knotted cords appeared to be a highly advanced information tool and a key component in the information system of the Inkas. These devices contain binary coded, quantitative (census data, crops,...) and qualitative information (sentences, songs, myths...), crucial for the Inka rulers.
The origins
The origins of ReCords can be found in the Southern Bolivian Andes where we came across the Khipu: a textile laptop consisting of a construction of coloured cords with knots. These knotted cords appeared to be a highly advanced information tool and a key component in the information system of the Inkas. These devices contain binary coded, quantitative (census data, crops,...) and qualitative information (sentences, songs, myths...), crucial for the Inka rulers.
Monday, April 05, 2004
Finished Threads
Dry Tail
A subsidiary cord that refers to our dwellings throughout the Patagonian desert. One of the stories it contains, refers to a night in a tent near Baja Caracoles, a very tiny settlement - a total of 21 buildings, lost in the Patagonian pampa, literally in the middle of nowhere. Many wild horses and sofiesaufage's imagination on the loose...
(Spec.: Geocluster 2, Patagonia; Subsidiary Cord; Recto; S-plied; bartaku&sofiesaufage-code; Material: mixed fabric: natural: Alpacawool, ponytail hair, non-organic: parts of small bag used underway.)
More...
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Content Space
These images show the development of the production of the content space.. It's design is based on the visual representation of the path that bartaku and sofiesaufage created whilst wandering throughout Latin America.
1st drawings
final technical drawing - metal structure; back, side and top view of the content space (tent)
content space
Friday, February 20, 2004
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
ReCuerdas Trajectory
This is the visual representation of the path that bartaku and sofiesaufage created whilst wandering throughout Latin America.
Upper left is the starting point: Santiago de Chile. Top right is Mexico City, the point of return to Belgium. The design of the content space (tent) has been based on this shape.
Friday, February 13, 2004
Pre-production in Chinchero, Peru
In order to prepare the creation of our textile medium, we went to Chinchero Peru. With the help of Nilda Callañaupa, director of The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco and the local weaving community we were able to produce 20 kilo of mainly natural dyed woolen threads of Alpaca, Lama and Sheep. Hereby we tried to stick as close as possible to our colour code, a result of encoding our mental images and stories...
The following pictures depict chronologically the thread making process with the weaving community of Chinchero, Cusco Peru.
defining colors
making cactus bug red
dying
more dying
showing of
cooking
color check
first delivery
red threads
coloring green
drying threads
coiling up threads
some balls of thread
Making textile threads with weaving community in Chinchero, Cusco, Peru
The following pictures depict chronologically the thread making process with the weaving community of Chinchero, Cusco Peru.
defining colors
making cactus bug red
dying
more dying
showing of
cooking
color check
first delivery
red threads
coloring green
drying threads
coiling up threads
some balls of thread
Making textile threads with weaving community in Chinchero, Cusco, Peru
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