Stitching for Material Sensitivity: From Traditional to Activist Embroidery

Fabiola Hernandez Cervantes

About this exposition

Cochineal is an insect that has been used for textile dyeing since pre-Hispanic cultures in Mexico. This exposition discusses the use of the cochineal insect as a natural dye for wool and the bridge between ancient indigenous knowledge and contemporary artistic research. A transatlantic connection is created between the Mexican plateau and the Arctic region, merging traditional knowledge, contemporary art, crafting and conceptualisation through an artistic embroidery initiative involving researchers, craft artists and human rights activists living in the province of Lapland in Finland. Documentary photos of artistic practice and research diaries enhance discussion on sustainability, tradition, craftivism, decolonisation and indigenous knowledge. This exposition embraces collaborative craftivism through a group initiative called Embroidered Stances, discussions about material interconnectedness in a web-of-life conceptual structure that includes sheep wool, cactus, cochineal and ancestral knowledge. The endorsement of material sensitivity is narrated into embroideries by the first author Cervantes and discussed, acknowledging complexities within issues of cultural and ecological sustainability.

type	research exposition
keywords	Craft, arctic, natural dyes, wool, textile practice, activism, artivism, craftivism, artistic research, indigenous knowledge, decolonization
date	31/01/2023
published	09/11/2023
last modified	09/11/2023
status	published
affiliation	University of Lapland
copyright	HernandezCervantesF - HuhmarniemiM
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1927154/1927929
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/ruu.1927154
published in	RUUKKU - Studies in Artistic Research
portal issue	20. Artivism

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name	introduction
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name	snow-kokenilli bottles
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name	kokenilli INSECT-drawing
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name	mexican plateau
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name	desertic
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name	cactusimg
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name	love wool
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name	session 2023 sauna building
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name	yarns session 2023 sauan building
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name	maintitle-stitchingformaterialsensitivity
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name	lola at cabin embroideing
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name	Final_skulls_embroidery
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name	aroundpot
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name	dyeing_pots_summer
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name	palette-cochineal
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name	INSECTS in hand - dyed red yarn
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name	throwing cochineal to mixture
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name	bugs in pot
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name	yarn circle2
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name	conclusion
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name	kokenilli bottles
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name	references
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