Event Details
People observing attentively the exhibition: Arpillera: Chilean appliques that narrate in silence
アルピジェラ ～沈黙のなかで物語る、チリのキルト～
November, 2015. (Photo:Tomomitsu Oshima) |
| Exhibition and associated activities: | Arpillera: Chilean appliques that narrate in silence アルピジェラ ～沈黙のなかで物語る、チリのキルト～ |
| Description: | This exhibition showcases 18 arpilleras that belong to Oshima Hakko Museum and which are part of a wider collection. In 2013 Tomoko Sakai and Roberta Bacic worked on site to give the collection a structure.
Conflict Textiles
This initiative has been possible thanks to a long process of collaboration between the parties involved: Iwaki Performing Arts Center (Noriko Nakamura); Oshima Hakko Museum (Tomomitsu Oshima and
Sonoko Kobayashi) and Advisors (Tomoko Sakai and Roberta Bacic)
Iwaki Performing Arts Center
Oshima Hakko Museum blog
Iwaki Performing Arts Center-exhibition event |
| Commissioned by: | Oshima Hakko Museum; Iwaki Performing Arts Center; Tomoko Sakai & Roberta Bacic |
| Date(s): | 5th November 2015 - 30th November 2015 |
| Venue: | Iwaki Performing Arts Center, Japan
waki, Fukushima Misaki-1-6 Taira, Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, 970-8026 Japan |
| Curator: | Noriko Nakamura & Tomomitsu Oshima with assistance of Tomoko Sakai |
| Facilitator: | Iwaki Performing Arts Center |
| Outcome: | This exhibition brought arpilleras to a wider audience and deepened the connections between collaborating partners, paving the way for future collaboration. |
