Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Textile Details

'Olla Común 2 / Soup Kitchen 2', by Aurora Ortiz.
(Photo: Martin Melaugh)
'Olla Común 2 / Soup Kitchen 2', by Aurora Ortiz. (Photo: Martin Melaugh)

 

Title of Textile:Olla Común 2 / Soup Kitchen 2
Maker: Aurora Ortiz
Country of Origin: Chile
Year Produced: 2011
Size (cm): 60cm(w) x 70cm(l)
Materials: Scraps of material hand sewn onto burlap
Type of Textile: Arpillera
Description:

This arpillera depicts the hunger and poverty wrought by conflict and social injustice. Created over 20 years after the Pinochet dictatorship, it depicts both the desperation of hunger among the poor during the Pinochet era; forced to seek food from church charities, and also the resilience of those who find ways to ensure that the worst affected are not left hungry.

Owner: Museo de Arte y Memoria de Mampujan, Colombia
Location: Museo de Arte y Memoria de Mampujan, Colombia
Original / Replica: Original
Photographer: Martin Melaugh
Provenance: Donation from Conflict Textiles collection, (23 November 2023). Originally acquired from the artist (2012). (HM0724)





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