Thursday, 21 November 2024
Textile
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'They burnt our homes', collective work by Killarney girls, facilitated by Shari Eppel, Solidarity Peace Trust Zimbabwe. (Photo: Shari Eppel)
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| Title of Textile: | They burnt our homes |
| Maker: | Collective work by Killarney girls, facilitated by Shari Eppel, Solidarity Peace Trust Zimbabwe |
| Country of Origin: | Zimbabwe |
| Year Produced: | 2012 |
| Size (cm): | 146cm x 96cm |
| Materials: | Scraps of material hand sewn onto burlap |
| Type of Textile: | Arpillera |
| Description: | This arpillera, the second in a series of two, graphically portrays the destruction of the Killarney informal settlement in Zimbabwe in May 2005, during Operation Murambatsvina in which the government of Zimbabwe, deploying the army and police, purposefully destroyed housing around the country.
The women who made this arpillera are all from Killarney informal settlement; all lost their homes in 2005. The chilling images accompanied by the simple statements “They burnt our homes” “Trucks collected us” and “our chairs were outside” convey the devastation of this government sanctioned operation, in which an estimated 500,000 people were evicted and displaced in the space of a month.
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| Owner: | Conflict Textiles collection. Provenance Solidarity Peace Trust, Zimbabwe |
| Location: | Solidarity Peace Trust, Zimbabwe |
| Original / Replica: | Original |
| Photographer: | Shari Eppel |
| Provenance: | Donation from Killarney Girls, Zimbabwe via Solidarity Peace Trust Zimbabwe. All members of Killarney Girls are since deceased. (HM0724) |
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