Conflict Textiles is home to a large collection of international textiles, exhibitions and associated events, all of which focus on elements of conflict and human rights abuses. Conflict Textiles is an ‘Associated Site’ of CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) at Ulster University, Northern Ireland.
The collection is mainly comprised of arpilleras, quilts and wall hangings. Making visible the struggle for the disappeared remains at the very core of the collection.
“…the arpilleras were a special way to interpret my pain and at the same time communicate it to others … a denouncement … my protest through the arpilleras has been silent, strong, desperate, full of unending tears. I can’t count the long nights I spent making arpilleras and soaked the cloth because I was crying so much.” (p145) Chilean arpillerista Mireya Rivera Veliz (Sepúlveda, 1996)
Examples of textiles from the collection
Los trabajos colectivos son fuente de resistencia / Collective work is a source of resistance.
The collection is mainly comprised of arpilleras, quilts and wall hangings. Making visible the struggle for the disappeared remains at the very core of the collection.
