Discover the impactful 'En-bola-atados' exhibition at the Museum of Costume. This therapeutic installation emerged from workshops addressing violence against women. Participants transform torn clothing into symbolic textile art, creating balls that represent a cathartic release from restrictive cultural norms. The project explores themes of personal identity and cultural constraints.
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This temporary exhibition showcases 'En-bola-atados', a therapeutic installation created through a group workshop focusing on the theme of violence against women. Participants tear clothing and re-configure the fragments into balls, symbolizing a cathartic act of breaking free from restrictive cultural norms.
This small installation, 'En-bola-atados', stems from therapeutic workshops that explore personal identity and cultural constraints. The project is inspired by the colloquial term 'embolatar' (to deceive, tangle, get lost), directly addressing the pervasive issue of violence against women. Using clothing, which is imbued with history, memory, and identity, the artwork aims to disrupt cultural patterns that bind women to unfavorable situations through the physical act of destroying garments. During workshops led by artist Ana Isabel Díez, participants tear their own clothes, twisting and tying the strips to create balls, a process described as cathartic and healing, signifying a transformation of form. The work was initially conceived in 2015 for the Santa Clara Museum in Bogotá as part of the VIII Luis Caballero Prize. Since then, the artist has presented this activity in various cities to draw attention to the growing global magnitude of this social problem.
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