Thursday, 18 April 2024

Event Details

Launch of Exhibition: 'COSIENDO PAZ: Conflicto, Arpilleras, Memoria / STITCHING PEACE: Conflict, Arpilleras, Memory', (Photo:Fundación Museo de la Paz de Gernika)

Launch of Exhibition: 'COSIENDO PAZ: Conflicto, Arpilleras, Memoria / STITCHING PEACE: Conflict, Arpilleras, Memory', (Photo:Fundación Museo de la Paz de Gernika)

 

Exhibition and associated activities:COSIENDO PAZ: Conflicto, Arpilleras, Memoria STITCHING PEACE: Conflict, Arpilleras, Memory
Description: This exhibition of arpilleras and other textiles is hosted by three Basque Country organisations: Fundación Museo de la Paz de Gernika, La Fundación Boinas La Encartada Kultur Ingurunea Balmaseda, and La Casa de la Paz y los Derechos Humanos de Aiete, Donostia.
This exhibition will be complemented with a number of associated activities.
From March – September 2015, while in Balmaseda, this exhibition will incorporate the ARPILLERAS INDIGNADAS exhibition from Fundació Ateneu, Sant Roc.
In September 2015, this exhibition will be moved to the Fundación Museo de la Paz de Gernika for a six month period until February, 2016. Its final viewing will then take place in Donostia/ San Sebastian, coinciding with their European city of culture activities.

Museo La Encartada
Museo de la Paz de Gernika
Derechos Humanos de Aiete, Donostia
Giza Eskubideak, Donostia
Commissioned by: Three Basque Country organisations
Date(s): 26th March 2015 - 30th September 2015
Venue: Fundación Boinas La Encartada Kultur Ingurunea, Balmaseda (Bizkaia)
Bº El Peñueco no. 11, 48800 – Balmaseda (Bizkaia), Basque Country / Spain
Curator: Roberta Bacic, curator; Breege Doherty, assistant curator
Facilitator: La Fundación Boinas La Encartada Kultur Ingurunea Balmaseda, Basque Country / Spain
Outcome: A total of 2,706 people visited this exhibition and 140 people participated in workshops relating to the exhibition.




Documents: • Exhibition invitation - view
• list of exhibition textiles - view
• Exhibition leaflet - Spanish - view
• Exhibition leaflet - Basque - view
• Exhibition leaflet - 4 languages - view
• Exhibition outcome - view
 




Textiles Displayed:Penurias en nuestra población / Hardship in our community
AUSENCIAS –PRESENCIAS Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo/Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo
Paz - Justicia - Libertad / Peace - Justice - Freedom
¿Dónde están los desaparecidos? / Where are the "disappeared"?
Soldiers back from the wars
La Cueca Sola / Dancing Cueca alone
Disappeared
No al plebiscito, No podemos ni opinar / No to the plebiscite
Hay Golpe de Estado / There is a Coup d'Etat
Ayuno/Fasting
Queremos Democracia / We want democracy
No a las alzas - No a la dictadura - Basta de hambre
Paro de los estudiantes' chilenos 2 / Chilean students' strike 2
Cimarrón / Runaway slave
Violar es un crimen / Rape is a crime
Somos Mujeres cesantes / We are unemployed women
Cacerolazo / Women banging their pots
Toma de terrenos en los barrios de Lima / Squatters in the shantytowns of Lima
Encadenamiento / Women chained to Parliament gates
No a la impunidad / No to impunity
Landmines
Peace Dove
The day we will never forget
Cesantía / Unemployment
Exilio de los Republicanos cruzando los Pirineos
El recuerdo de esta historia / The memory of this story
Libertad a los presos políticos / Freedom for the political prisoners
The People make the city
Juan Pablo te esperamos / John Paul we are waiting for you
Movimiento contra la tortura / Movement against torture