Textile
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'Overdue, Overdrawn, Over-extended: Rural Poverty in Ireland' by Deborah Stockdale. (Photo: Martin Melaugh)
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Title of Textile: | Overdue, Overdrawn, Over-extended: Rural Poverty in Ireland |
Maker: | Deborah Stockdale |
Country of Origin: | Republic of Ireland |
Year Produced: | 2009 |
Size (cm): | 57cm (w) x 50cm (l) |
Materials: | Cotton, linen, polycotton and tweed |
Type of Textile: | Arpillera |
Description: | This piece reflects the terrible pressure felt by members of the rural farming community in Ireland since the onset of the economic recession in 2008. In these cases, families and homes are disrupted by the violence of poverty and gnawing despair.
Speaking on the theme that inspired this work, Deborah commented: "Many are living lives of quiet desperation, with foreclosures and bankruptcies more and more common. Many farming families see no way forward." |
Owner: | Conflict Textiles collection. Donation from Deborah Stockdale |
Location: | Conflict Textiles store |
Original / Replica: | Original |
Photographer: | Martin Melaugh |
Provenance: | Donation from the artist. Received 2009. (HM0724) |
Textile exhibited at: |
Arpilleras that Cry Out, 22/06/2009 - 10/07/2009 Finding Our Voices -The Power of Arpilleras, 26/09/2009 - 30/10/2009 Threads of Life: Quilts and arpilleras that speak out, 16/10/2009 - 1/11/2009 'Arpilleras Aus Chile' -Eine Retrospektive, 6/05/2010 - 28/05/2010 The Politics of the Mundane in Chilean and Other Arpilleras, 27/08/2010 - 29/08/2010 Stitching Peace: An exhibition of Arpilleras and Quilts, 16/02/2011 - 18/03/2011 Stitching Peace: An exhibition of arpilleras and quilts, 17/05/2011 - 25/05/2011 Arpilleras: Community Action and Empowerment through Narrative Textile Art, 6/03/2012 - 6/04/2012 Arpilleras y cotidianeidad femenina, 5/10/2013 - 7/11/2013 Women 31 , 7/03/2014 - 15/04/2014 Arpilleras: Verhalen over leven / Arpilleras: stories of life and survival, 23/09/2015 - 20/11/2015 ARPILLERAS: verhalen over leven / ARPILLERAS: stories of life and survival, 16/01/2016 - 24/02/2016 Enduring Life: Arpillera Voices, 11/05/2016 - 15/07/2016 Development Education in the Continuum of Teacher Education , 6/02/2019 - 6/02/2019
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