We grow because we come together. Book Presentation and Talk

Crecemos porque nos juntamos (We Grow Because We Come Together) is the result of a multi-year collective process among weavers, artists, and activists from northern Argentina. The book brings together texts, memories, and voices that emerged during gatherings of the Unión Textiles Semillas – a network of nearly 300 women interweaving art, social practice, and communal knowledge.


In a conversation between Andrei Fernández and Michael Dieminger, moderated by Gaby Cisterna, the discussion will revolve around collective writing as a practice of care, weaving as a space of knowledge, and the question of how crecer juntas – growing together – becomes a form of aesthetic and political empowerment. Through excerpts and reflections from the book, the speakers will offer insights into the project’s development: moments of listening, negotiation, translation, and the shared experience of creating a work made by many hands.


The evening will be accompanied by FALSO CONEJO – the Argentine duo Carla Abilés and Gustavo Obligado. Their performance merges popular music archives from Latin America with experimental sound practices, creating a collective listening experience shaped by memory, rhythm, and resonance.


The book was published in 2024 and emerged from the Textiles Semillas project, developed within the program 99 Questions at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.


Schedule

• 4:30-6 pm: DJ
  
• 6-7 pm: Talk
  
• 7-7:30 pm: Music
  

About Unión Textiles Semillas

Unión Textiles Semillas (UTS) brings together nearly 300 weavers, artists, and activists from twelve groups of Indigenous and rural communities in northern Argentina, along with a group of Sembradoras – an intercultural collective for organization and research. Founded in 2023, UTS connects textile practice with economic autonomy, the transmission of knowledge, and the collective building of relationships grounded in care and collaboration.


The project Textiles Semillas was initiated within the artistic-research program 99 Questions at the Humboldt Forum, curated by Michael Dieminger. In close collaboration with Argentine curator Andrei Fernández, it developed into a long-term exchange that led to the founding of Unión Textiles Semillas in 2023.



- free admission, kein Ticket erforderlich
- German, Spanish
- Mechanical Arena in the Foyer
- Part of: SPÄTI