This arpillera was made as part of a workshop titled “Let us sew our rights!” facilitated by Esther Pardo on behalf of Sabadell City Council in Catalonia, between April and June 2017. Workshop participants came from different parts of the country and beyond.
Fatima, who created this piece, is from Amasija in Northern Turkey. She explains the background to this arpillera: “At the time my daughter got married in Morocco, I could not attend her wedding. That makes me very angry and sad. I could not go as I do not have my documentation. I lost my rights to residence because I had to look after my mother in Morocco who had cancer. My arpillera represents the wedding I could not attend. My bride wears different layers of dresses and jewellery as it is a tradition there”
As the immigration law only allows residents to be away for less than six months over a calendar year, Fatima is at present an undocumented person.
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