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"QUIPUBIRD"

Weaving connections towards a new cycle

Hosted by Sandra Liliana Cueva Cortez

This project is now archived and was part of DDW21

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The symbol that everything is transformed, the Colibrí, shows a path towards Upcycling. Its skin is a sample of the textures, composition and shapes of recycled denim. These make an allegory to the Peruvian pre-Hispanic fabrics, mainly the Quipu, whose knots told part of its millenary history.

"QUIPUBIRD", Weaving connections towards a new cycle

The textile industry is part of the Peruvian culture, since the first civilizations. Fabrics were even created to tell their story, through their knots and shapes: The Quipu. I link an ancient art with a modern material: denim. I create various shapes and textures using recycled denim as a raw material. My intention is to show how giving a new cycle to a material is very polluting in its manufacturing process, creating a sculpture of a hummingbird, a bird that symbolizes transformation, the skin of the sculpture works as a catalog of various techniques that can be applied in clothing and accessories. wearing recycled denim.

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Sandra Liliana Cueva Cortez

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International Creative Women
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About Sandra Liliana Cueva Cortez

The symbol that everything is transformed, the Colibrí, shows a path towards Upcycling. Its skin is a sample of the textures, composition and shapes of recycled denim. These make an allegory to the Peruvian pre-Hispanic fabrics, mainly the Quipu, whose knots told part of its millenary history.
Polestar
MCI
Triodos
Dutch Design Foundation
Ministerie van OCW
Gemeente Eindhoven
Provincie Noord-Brabant
Brabant C
VPRO
Fonds 21
Stir