CDMC Conversation Series / Conversaciones de CDMC:
Day of the Dead in the Time of COVID / Día de los Muertos en los Tiempos de COVID
November 8, 2020/ 8 de noviembre de 2020. 7PM CT.
En español, con traducción simultánea al inglés. Presented in Spanish with simultaneous translation to English.
Para esta edición de la Serie de Conversaciones de CDMC, el Centro de Diseño y Cultura Material patrocinará una discusión sobre La Vida y Los Muertos: Día de los Muertos en Oaxaca, México, una película de la profesora Carolyn Kallenborn, Profesora Jane Rafferty Thiele de Ecología Humana, del departamento de Estudios de Diseño.
La profesora asistente Carolina Sarmiento (Sociedad Civil y Estudios Comunitarios) se unirá a la profesora Kallenborn en una discusión en vivo en español, con traducción simultánea al inglés. Ana Paula Fuentes, Miriam Campos, Erasto “Tito” Mendoza, y Ale Ríos, que son de tres comunidades oaxaqueñas distintas, se unirán a nosotros desde México. Únase a nosotros con sus preguntas y comentarios mientras hablamos sobre la importancia del Día de los Muertos y cómo fue este año durante COVID y mientras practicamos el distanciamiento social.
Este evento virtual es gratuito y abierto al público (gracias a The Anonymous Fund).
For this CDMC Conversations Series event, the Center for Design and Material Culture sponsored a discussion of La Vida y Los Muertos: Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico, a film by Professor Carolyn Kallenborn, Jane Rafferty Thiele Professor in Human Ecology, of the Design Studies department.
Assistant Professor Carolina Sarmiento (Civil Society and Community Studies) joined Professor Kallenborn in a live discussion in Spanish with simultaneous translations in English. Ana Paula Fuentes, Miriam Campos, Erasto “Tito” Mendoza, and Ale Ríos, from three different Oaxacan communities joined us from Mexico. The group talked about the significance of Day of the Dead and what it was like this year during COVID and while practicing physical distancing.
Event was free and open to the public thanks to the support of The Anonymous Fund. Event co-sponsored with the Community Altar Project.
Speaker Bios:
Erasto “Tito” Mendoza is a 7th generation master tapestry weaver from Teotitlán del Valle. Mendoza draws on his roots in the Zapotec culture. Mendoza’s fine, intricate tapestry weavings are exhibited internationally both as fine art and folk art.
Miriam Campos is a third generation embroidery artist from San Antonino Castillo Velasco. Her passion is the work with her mothers and aunts making fine embroidered clothing that allows them to maintain a connection with her culture and community.
Ana Paula Fuentes has been wrapped and tangled in the world of textiles, travel, organizing, and outreach her whole life. Born in Mexico City, she moved to Oaxaca in 2012 where she was the Founder and Director of the Textile Museum. She is currently a cultural guide, freelance photographer and collaborates with many artisan groups on social and cultural design projects.
Carolyn Kallenborn, Jane Rafferty Thiele Professor in Human Ecology, in Design Studies at SoHE, has focused her research on Oaxaca since 2004. In particular, she has developed multiple collaborative projects with Oaxaca artisans exploring the relationship of making culture and making as well as the theme of Day of the Dead. Her work has spanned numerous disciplines: documentary films, gallery installations, and interactive community projects. Kallenborn often acts as “artist as facilitator,” creating the specific conditions or settings to “prompt” meaningful interaction.
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