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Inuageral display of the arpillera 'Exilio de los Republicanos cruzando los Pirineos', by Arpilleristas Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc, at the exhibition: 'Arpilleras Poéticas y recital del poeta chileno Jaime Huenún', Nov. 2012. (Photo: Roser Corbera)

Inuageral display of the arpillera 'Exilio de los Republicanos cruzando los Pirineos', by Arpilleristas Fundació Ateneu Sant Roc, at the exhibition: 'Arpilleras Poéticas y recital del poeta chileno Jaime Huenún', Nov. 2012. (Photo: Roser Corbera)

 

Exhibition and associated activities:Arpilleras Poéticas y recital del poeta chileno Jaime Huenún/Poetic arpilleras exhibition and poetry reading by Chilean poet Jaime Huenún
Description: The exhibition "Poetic Arpilleras" gathers around 30 arpilleras from Chile and other countries. The Chilean arpilleras portray the history, society and culture of contemporary Chile and current issues and challenges.

Relevant web links:
Inaugurada Exposición "Arpilleras Poéticas"
Cervantes Institute, Dublin
Poetic Arpilleras Exhibition
Chilean poetry reading by Jaime Huenún
Filmed interview (in Spanish) with Roberta Bacic (9 minutes)

A related event "ARPILLERAS POETICAS" organised by the Latin American Studies Forum seminar,Queen's University, Belfast, featuring the poetry of Jaime Huenún, takes place on Tuesday 27th November at 5pm.
Commissioned by: Embassy of Chile in Ireland, and The Cervantes Institute Dublin
Date(s): 10th November 2012 - 15th December 2012
Venue: Cervantes Institute, Dublin, Ireland
Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2
Curator: Roberta Bacic
Facilitator: Embassy of Chile in Ireland
Outcome:




Documents: • Exhibition invitation, Dublin, Nov 2012 - view
• Exhibition flier, Dublin, Nov 2012 - view
• Exhibition poster, Belfast, Nov 2012 - view
 




Textiles Displayed: • Penurias en nuestra población / Hardship in our community
• Tenemos que vivir bajo llaves / We have to live behind closed doors
• Arpilleristas y cartoneros / Arpillerista women and cardboard collectors
• Juntos en la adversidad / Together in adversity
• Corte de agua / Water cut
• No más contaminación / No more pollution
• From Far away come their stories
• Nuestra carnicería / Our Butcher's
• Los precios están por las nubes / Prices are sky high
• Will there be poppies, daisies and apples when I grow up?
• Lavandería Santa María / Santa María Launderette
• Vamos a la playa en micro / Let's go to the beach by bus
• Nuestro Taller de Arpilleras / Our Arpilleras Workshop
• Ely and District Summer Show
• Taller de calzados / Shoe repair workshop
• Como hacer una arpillera / How to make an arpillera
• En memoria de Teresa Durán / In memory of Teresa Durán
• No a la represa / No to the dam
• La lucha continúa / The struggle continues
• Paro de los estudiantes' chilenos / Chilean students' strike
• Paro de los estudiantes' chilenos 2 / Chilean students' strike 2
• Exilio de los republicanos cruzando los Pirineos / Exile of the Republicans crossing