Event Details
'Queremos Democracia / We want democracy', Anonymous, Vicaría de la Solidaridad workshop. (Photo: Martin Melaugh) |
| Exhibition and associated activities: | Stitching Memory: Commemorating 50 years of solidarity in Scotland |
| Description: | This exhibition, comprised of ten arpilleras themed on human rights, exile and refugee, is commissioned by the University of Glasgow, School of Modern Languages and Cultures and School of Psychology and Neuroscience. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the September 1973 Coup d'etat in Chile that overthrew the democratically elected government led by President Salvador Allende, replacing it with the repressive Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990). The exhibition programme will focus specifically on the impact of and role played by UK solidarity networks. For Conflict Textiles it is the fifth and last in a series of global events marking the 50th anniversary of the military coup; an event for each decade:
-Never Forget September 11, 1973 Japan (September 2023)
-Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía adquiere 5 arpilleras de Conflict Textiles Spain (October 2023)
-Conflict Textiles / Ulster University, Belfast - The search for the disappeared Northern Ireland (Nov. 2023)
-Arpilleras Poéticas Santiago de Chile (December 2023)
The project which seeded this exhibition aims to explore and share knowledge in relation to cultural and historical memory, migration, community engagement and refugee heritage in Scotland. It offers a unique multidisciplinary and translational approach. It builds on the extensive work of Conflict Textiles, Soledad’s work on community engagement with the Latin American diaspora in the UK, and Gabriela’s research on studying the brain mechanisms by which our memory and knowledge, shape our individual perception.
Conflict Textiles curator Roberta Bacic will launch the exhibition. Jimena Pardo will facilitate a closing workshop. |
| Commissioned by: | University of Glasgow, School of Modern Languages and Cultures |
| Date(s): | 20th May 2024 - 31st May 2024 |
| Venue: | Advanced Research Center (ARC), University of Glasgow
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| Curator: | Roberta Bacic |
| Facilitator: | Gabriela Cruz & Soledad Montañez |
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