Thursday, 21 November 2024
Textile
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'Verdad y Justicia para los Desaparecidos/Truth and Justice for the Disappeared', Anonymous. (Photo: Martin Melaugh)
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| Title of Textile: | Verdad y Justicia para los Desaparecidos / Truth and Justice for the Disappeared |
| Maker: | AFDD: Agrupación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos |
| Country of Origin: | Chile |
| Year Produced: | 1991 |
| Size (cm): | 40x50cm |
| Materials: | Scraps of material hand sewn onto burlap |
| Type of Textile: | Arpillera |
| Description: | This Chilean arpillera was made by one of the workshops of the Association of Detained and Disappeared and acquired in Santiago in 1991. This arpillera expresses that the search for the disappeared and the truth must continue even after Pinochet.
This arpillera follows the classical pattern of mountains, sun and action. Women have taken to the streets to denounce the disappearance of their dear ones. Directly affected women carry banners with pictures of their missing ones. Others have joined their struggle demanding Justice and truth. In the centre of the piece we see women carrying a big banner which reads: "Where are the disappeared?" Passers by are looking at their action. It seems to suggest that they are paying attention to the topic of the protest and not to the protestors themselves. |
| Owner: | Gaby Franger/Rainer Huhle collection |
| Location: | Germany |
| Original / Replica: | Original |
| Photographer: | Martin Melaugh |
| Provenance: | N/A. (HM0724) |
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