{"product_id":"argentina-silat","title":"Argentina, Silät, Wichí Chaguar Textile Art","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"477\"\u003eFounded in 2023, \u003cstrong data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"113\"\u003eSilät\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collective of Wichí women artisans led by \u003cstrong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eClaudia Alarcón\u003c\/strong\u003e, based in \u003cstrong data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eSanta Victoria Este\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the borders of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay gently dissolve. Bringing together nearly a hundred weavers and artists, Silät — meaning \u003cem data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"375\"\u003e“announcement”\u003c\/em\u003e in Wichí — is both a practice and a presence: a way of affirming identity through textile expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"788\"\u003eWorking with \u003cstrong data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"509\"\u003e\u003cem\u003echaguar\u003c\/em\u003e fibre\u003c\/strong\u003e, a native plant of the Gran Chaco region, each thread is hand-spun and woven using ancestral techniques such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"630\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eyica\u003c\/em\u003e stitch\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"662\"\u003eancient looping methods\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their textiles carry the rhythms of the forest, shaped by gestures passed down through generations, yet constantly evolving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"1101\"\u003eSilät moves fluidly between \u003cstrong data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"852\"\u003etradition and contemporary art\u003c\/strong\u003e, presenting their works in galleries, museums, and biennials worldwide. As part of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"967\"\u003eUnión Textiles Semillas\u003c\/strong\u003e, the collective engages in shared spaces of learning and exchange, where weaving becomes a site for dialogue, memory, and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1361\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAt its core, Silät exists to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1185\"\u003ecreate livelihoods and defend cultural continuity\u003c\/strong\u003e — to make visible a living heritage. Through scale, form, and narrative, their textiles speak: of land, of community, and of a world woven with intention, strength, and voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1361\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"616\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollow Silät Wichi on social media:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/silat.wichi\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"silat instagram\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gushka.wool\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead their story in Selvedge Magazine:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1395\/5787\/files\/Selvedge_126_-_Silat.pdf?v=1777036525\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"silat pdf selvedge issue 126 deco\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSilät in Selvedge Issue 126, Deco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1204\" data-start=\"878\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/collections\/silat-2026\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"silat collection\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 3, 3);\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1395\/5787\/files\/shop_button_swf2021_959942ae-e099-41e9-8e2e-e23dc9741d8c.png?v=1627309591\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silät","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48143995601131,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1395\/5787\/files\/MG_0392.png?v=1777036027","url":"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/products\/argentina-silat","provider":"Selvedge Magazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}