Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal
Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal offers an expanded understanding of Indigenous cultivation and production of cochineal, an insect-derived red dye developed by the Zapotec peoples around 500 BC. Interdisciplinary fibre artists Tanya Aguiñiga and Porfirio Gutiérrez present both new commissions and existing work, displayed alongside Oaxacan textiles from the Fowler collection.
Porfirio and Tanya's work offers an expanded understanding of the scientific and Indigenous origins of cochineal, a red dye developed by the Zapotec peoples and a profound care and passion for the traditional ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Oaxacan diaspora as well as concern for the socio-political crises that affect Indigenous communities on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border. New commissions and existing works will be featured alongside Oaxacan textiles from the Fowler collection.
Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal is on show at Fowler Museum, UCLA opens on 20 July 2024.
Find out more and plan your visit:
fowler.ucla.edu
Porfirio and Tanya's work offers an expanded understanding of the scientific and Indigenous origins of cochineal, a red dye developed by the Zapotec peoples and a profound care and passion for the traditional ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Oaxacan diaspora as well as concern for the socio-political crises that affect Indigenous communities on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border. New commissions and existing works will be featured alongside Oaxacan textiles from the Fowler collection.
Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal is on show at Fowler Museum, UCLA opens on 20 July 2024.
Find out more and plan your visit:
fowler.ucla.edu