Episode 04: Tatiana Ordoñez on Colorism, Colonization, and Textiles of Colombia
“Craft has a lot to tell about a person’s country and identity.”
It is often said that you can learn a lot about the history of a community or culture through their textiles. However, that is only possible if those textiles have survived the human experience of war and conflict. In many countries, cultures have been erased by colonial homogenization or appropriated by selective extraction. During this episode, we explore the impact of Colonization on indigenous communities in Colombia, how the legacy of colonization continues to dictate social structures, and its impact on traditional art…
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