Dig in the pocket of your memory and transform it in a real pocket that connects you with your ancestors, the place where you were born and to other people's human condition.
I want to invite you to participate in the project “Pockets of Memory” a collective artwork made out of pockets crafted by many women and men from different countries and traditions. The final result will be a dress that will be shown on August 2nd at The “Qoricancha Temple” in Cuzco, Peru as part of my next art show Dresses Memory of the Earth.
Qoricancha was an Incan temple of Worship supreme beings, among them the God Wiracocha, the Sun, the Moon and Stars and the Pachamama (mother earth). When you are there you can feel the presence of the stones and light of the sun or moon at different times of the day. This temple is not the original one, it has been rebuilt by Spaniards during and after the conquest, now it is a Catholic Church (Santo Domingo) and also Qoricancha, an Inca Temple. When I was there I felt the energy of conflict living in this place and the need for reconciliation through our roots, memories and love.
Having the opportunity to show my work at this temple had opened the possibility to connect our personal roots and ancestors to our collective memory as human beings part of nature.
As a pocket is a place where you keep things you don't want to lose but sometimes you forget, this project asks you to dig in the pocket of your memory and find what connects you to your ancestors and the place where you were born.
Think of your mother, father, your grandmother, grandfather, etc… What are the images that come to your mind? What do you share with them? What experiences do you remember?
What are the things that you want to keep? Put them in an imaginary pocket. What will be its texture, its color, and its size? Will it be open or closed? Will it be a recycled pocket? Will it be a quilted pocket? Will you use some pictures? There are infinite possibilities. Use those images and your family traditions to translate your memories and feelings into a pocket.
Please let your heart lead your hands in the making of your pocket.
You can use any material as long as it can be sewed together with the other pockets!
Pocket by Anais Arias-Aragón - Lima-PerúPlease finish your pocket before June 10th, when you are done with your pocket contact me and I'll be sending the address where you can send your pocket. If you can send a picture of your pocket I'll be able to put it in this blog!
Hope you can be part of this project!
Thanks
Susana Aragón
PS: Please feel free to share this project with other women whom you think may be interested on be part of it!
susanaragonr@gmail.com
www.susanaaragon.blogspot.com
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