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Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · 4d

What Are Our Collective Dreams? Global Connections - Abandoned Friendships. The exhibition opens the archives of Zachęta to revisit the networks of global artistic relations forged during the socialist era in Poland. Conflict Textiles is delighted to be part of it cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · 7d

For International Day of Nonviolence on 2 Oct 2025 @ulsteruni.bsky.social Library Belfast Campus will welcome the university community and beyond to an interactive session that explores and shares direct experiences and testimonies of nonviolent practise and action. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

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Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · 11d

Cultura y Ciudadanía Dialoga con Mondiacult

A photo taken by Roser Corbera of the session
Left to right, Maider Maraña(moderator), Xabier Fidel Paya Ruiz, Aida Šehović & Roberta Bacic

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · 12d

Don’t forget you can see details on all our textiles and every event we have organised or participated in on our fully searchable online archive. Conflicttextiles.com

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · 13d

In her talk today at Cultura y Ciudadanía Dialoga con Mondiacult Conflict Textiles Curator Roberta Bacic will illustrate the power of textile art cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · 13d

We have a number of short films about Conflict Textiles available on UTube. This one is Following in the Footsteps of the Disappeared m.youtube.com/watch?v=HYpW...

Following in the Footsteps of the Disappeared

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Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · 17d

Today is #worldalzheimersday and this machine quilted piece by Irene explores Alzheimer’s disease, a condition described by the UK Alzheimer’s society as “a physical illness which damages a person’s brain eventually causing dementia”. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

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Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · 18d

Cultura y Ciudadanía Dialoga con Mondiacult, Barcelona 26-27 Sept
Roberta Bacic participa el 26 por la tarde en la mesa de debate: “Encuentros y desencuentros. Los formatos, límites y lenguajes del arte ante el conflicto”. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Sep 9

Tomorrow @ulsteruni.bsky.social Coleraine Campus Library we open an exhibition comprised of 6 arpilleras themed on portraits made by contributors to Conflict Textiles which represent people important to culture, art and peace, both in NI and beyond. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Sep 7

This arpillera, by TL Mujeras Creatives workshop is a replica of an original made in a Mujeres Creativas workshop in 1985. Here we can see clearly that TL, like other arpilleristas from Peru, adopted much from the Chilean tradition. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Sep 7

This arpillera shows a credit union in a poor neighbourhood. It shows the exterior on the bottom half of the work, and the inside on the upper half. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Sep 4

Ten years ago the Arpillera: Chilean appliques that narrate in silence アルピジェラ～沈黙のなかで物語る、チリのキルト～ exhibition was held in Japan. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Sep 2

This arpillera, upbeat and hopeful against the backdrop of poverty and political repression, depicts scenes from everyday life in a Santiago “población” (poor area). Industrious arpilleristas are at work, streets are being swept and neighbours chat at their doors. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Sep 2

New publication available through open access. Public History in Global Perspective…
Conflict Textiles features in chapter by Nico Ferguson Crossing Borders in Cloth, from Collectivizing to Commemorating…. Full details www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

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Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 28

The city of Puno is located in the southeast corner of Peru, on the shores of the magnificent Lake Titicaca and only 126km from the border with Bolivia. At an altitude of 3,827m, Puno is a melting pot of Indian cultures #unworldlakeday cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 25

Our exhibition with @ark-ni.bsky.social at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social McClay Library The themes of the five pieces connect to ARK's annual Northern Ireland Life and Times survey, which in 2024 included questions exploring public attitudes to climate change.

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Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 24

Conflict Textiles has a long relationship with @ulstermuseum.org and we’re looking forward to a good catch up later this week. Our major retrospective Threads of Empowerment ran June 2024 - April 2025 cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

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Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 20

It is 10 years since we launched our searchable online Conflict Textiles archive. This helps us in promoting the collection, building our networks and connecting to our communities. Thanks to CAiN @ulsteruni.bsky.social for developing and maintaining the site. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

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Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 20

Delighted to have textile artist Ana Zlatkes from Argentina visit us this week to deliver textiles and discuss plans. We had time for a lovely beach walk.

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 18

Ana Zlatkes, textile artist and Conflict Textiles Ambassador in Argentina has 12 pieces documented in our collection. including this Ausencias - Presencias 2 / Absences – Presences 2 that she kindly donated cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 15

Roberta Bacic, Conflict Textiles curator, will participate in Cultura Y Ciudanía Dialoga con Mondiacult in Barcelona 26-27 Sept 2025 cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 12

The most recent textile to be documented in the collection is Cadê Heleny? / Searching Heleny This arpillera, stitched by Estela Carvalho, was designed and curated by Esther Vital as the poster for her film “Searching Heleny /Cadê Heleny? (2022)”. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 8

It’s #internationalcatday and we in Conflict Textiles love our cats. Here is Benson!

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Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 8

The traditional Chilean dance, La Cueca, is danced in pairs…

In La Cueca Solo…the women dance alone. Their husbands, sons, brothers, or lovers have been disappeared or exiled, so they continue the dance, wearing the image of their loved ones over their hearts. cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...

Conflict Textiles @conflicttextiles.bsky.social · Aug 1

This colourful and somewhat childlike arpillera from the late 1970s, depicts a scene where campaigners are distributing pamphlets to pedestrians and drivers to raise awareness about the "Disappeared." cain.ulster.ac.uk/conflicttext...