Join us for a conversation with Artist Wafa Ghnaim about her process of Tatreez and the tradition of repairing garments with embroidery. In this program we will discuss notions of community gathering over repair in relation to Jimena Sarno’s exhibition Rhapsody.
Tatreez is an Arabic word that means embroidery. The communities of the eastern Mediterranean, including Palestine, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon historically mended, repaired, and recycled their traditional clothing to extend the life of their embroidered heirlooms across generations. These communities often left repairs colorfully visible, making them both decorative and functional, as well as playing with texture, line, shape, …
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