{"id":2531,"date":"2014-09-22T21:31:26","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T21:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/?page_id=2531"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:58:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Conflict Textiles<\/strong> is home to a&nbsp;large collection of international textiles, exhibitions and associated events, all of which focus on elements of conflict and human rights abuses. Conflict Textiles is an &#8216;Associated Site&#8217; of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CAIN<\/a> (Conflict Archive on the INternet) at Ulster University, Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2596\" src=\"http:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/CONFLICTTEXTILES_RGB_V-251x300.png\" alt=\"logo of Conflict Textiles site\" width=\"100\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/CONFLICTTEXTILES_RGB_V-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/CONFLICTTEXTILES_RGB_V-857x1024.png 857w, https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/CONFLICTTEXTILES_RGB_V.png 1274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>The collection is mainly comprised of arpilleras, quilts and wall hangings. Making visible the struggle for the disappeared remains at the very core of the collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u201c\u2026the arpilleras were a special way to interpret my pain and at the same time communicate it to others<br \/>\u2026 a denouncement \u2026 my protest through the arpilleras has been silent, strong, desperate, full of unending tears.<br \/>I can\u2019t count the long nights I spent making arpilleras and soaked the cloth because I was crying so much.\u201d<\/em> (p145)<br \/>Chilean arpillerista Mireya Rivera Veliz (Sep\u00falveda, 1996)<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2531\" data-postid=\"2531\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2531 themify_builder\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix module_row_0 themify_builder_2531_row module_row_2531-0 tb_fytv500\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_2531_column module_column_0 module_column_2531-0-0 tb_v4tj550\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t        <div class=\"tb_slider_loader\"><\/div>\n    <div  class=\"module clearfix themify_builder_slider_wrap module-slider tb_35eh000 font-weight: normal; slider-default   \">\n\t                    <h3 class=\"module-title\">Examples of textiles from the collection<\/h3>                <ul class=\"themify_builder_slider\"\n\t    data-id=\"tb_35eh000\"\n            data-visible=\"1\"\n            data-mob-visible=\"0\"\n            data-scroll=\"1\" \n            data-auto-scroll=\"6\"\n            data-speed=\"1\"\n            data-wrap=\"yes\"\n            data-arrow=\"no\"\n            data-pagination=\"yes\"\n            data-effect=\"scroll\" \n            data-height=\"auto\"\n            data-pause-on-hover=\"resume\"\n            data-horizontal=\"no\"\n            >\n                    <!-- module slider image -->\n\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1317_IMG_9035_f-mm.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Los trabajos colectivos son fuente de resistencia \/ Collective work is a source of resistance.\" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Los trabajos colectivos son fuente de resistencia \/ Collective work is a source of resistance.                                                            <\/h3>\n                        \n                        Mexican embroidery cloth, anon., 2018.<br \/>\nPhoto Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1822_Chilean-cueca-y-cueca-sola-IMG_7852.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Cueca chilena y Cueca Sola \/ Chilean Cueca and Cueca Sola\" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Cueca chilena y Cueca Sola \/ Chilean Cueca and Cueca Sola                                                            <\/h3>\n                        \n                        Chilean arpillera, Aurora Ortiz, 2022.<br \/>\nPhoto Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/934_EN-EL-LADO-BUENO-DE-LA-VALLA-2-RC-lr.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"En el lado \u201cbueno\u201d de la valla 2 \/ On the \u201cGood&quot; Side of the Fence 2, \" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    En el lado \u201cbueno\u201d de la valla 2 \/ On the \u201cGood\" Side of the Fence 2,                                                             <\/h3>\n                        \n                        Catalonian arpillera, Antonia Amador, 2016.<br \/>\nPhoto Roser Corbera, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles\n                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1583_Newcastle-Displacement-2020-OS-lr.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Displacement\" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Displacement                                                            <\/h3>\n                        \n                        Palestinian\/Syrian arpillera, Ourooba Shetewi, 2020.<br \/>\nPhoto Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/515_Absences-presences2-1019-MM.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Ausencias - Presencias 2 \/ Absences \u2013 Presences 2\" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Ausencias - Presencias 2 \/ Absences \u2013 Presences 2                                                            <\/h3>\n                        \n                        Argentinean  arpillera, Ana Zlatkes, (2015).<br \/>\nPhoto Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1779_Trees-of-memory-IMG_7626.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Los \u00e1rboles de la memoria \/ Trees of memory, \" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Los \u00e1rboles de la memoria \/ Trees of memory,                                                             <\/h3>\n                        \n                        Chilean arpillera, anon., 1988.<br \/>\nPhoto Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1778_our-disappeared-IMG_7623.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Nuestros\/as desaparecidos\/as \/ Our Disappeared\" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Nuestros\/as desaparecidos\/as \/ Our Disappeared                                                            <\/h3>\n                        \n                        Chilean arpillera, Violeta Morales, 1988.<br \/>\nPhoto Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1813_The-forests-not-for-sale-IMG_7858.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Los Bosques no son mercanc\u00eda \/ The forests are not for sale \" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Los Bosques no son mercanc\u00eda \/ The forests are not for sale                                                             <\/h3>\n                        \n                        Embroidered Pa\u00f1oleta \/ Headscarf, Rosa Borr\u00e1s, 2022.<br \/>\nPhoto Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1706_IMG_0261.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"John Hume, Peacemaker\" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    John Hume, Peacemaker                                                            <\/h3>\n                        \n                        Northern Ireland embroidered wall hanging, Deborah Stockdale, 2022.<br \/>\nPhoto Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n                    <li>\n            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/876_Aleppo-school-1019-MM.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Aleppo school \/ Escuela en Aleppo, Siria\" \/>                                            <\/div><!-- \/slide-image -->\n                \n                                    <div class=\"slide-content tb_text_wrap\">\n\n                                                    <h3 class=\"slide-title\">\n                                                                    Aleppo school \/ Escuela en Aleppo, Siria                                                            <\/h3>\n                        \n                        English arpillera, Linda Adams, 2016.<br \/>\nPhoto Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles                    <\/div><!-- \/slide-content -->\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        \t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix module_row_1 themify_builder_2531_row module_row_2531-1 tb_8934152\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_2531_column module_column_0 module_column_2531-1-0 tb_vvwq152\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t        <!-- module buttons -->\n    <div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_sfrj213 xlarge outline squared   tb-align-center\">\n\t        \t<div class=\"module-buttons\">\n                            <div class=\"module-buttons-item  buttons-horizontal\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLWtx0AHXy9VU9Ss5xr5TkcPEYXIxPdneE\" class=\"ui builder_button red\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t    \t\t    \t\t\t    <i class=\"ti-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t    \t\t\t<span>watch us<\/span>\n\t\t    \t\t    \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/module buttons -->\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conflict Textiles is home to a&nbsp;large collection of international textiles, exhibitions and associated events, all of which focus on elements of conflict and human rights abuses. Conflict Textiles is an &#8216;Associated Site&#8217; of&nbsp;CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) at Ulster University, Northern Ireland. The collection is mainly comprised of arpilleras, quilts and wall hangings. Making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2531","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<h3>Examples of textiles from the collection<\/h3> <ul data-id=\"tb_35eh000\" data-visible=\"1\" data-mob-visible=\"0\" data-scroll=\"1\" data-auto-scroll=\"6\" data-speed=\"1\" data-wrap=\"yes\" data-arrow=\"no\" data-pagination=\"yes\" data-effect=\"scroll\" data-height=\"auto\" data-pause-on-hover=\"resume\" data-horizontal=\"no\" > \n <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1317_IMG_9035_f-mm.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Los trabajos colectivos son fuente de resistencia \/ Collective work is a source of resistance.\" \/> \n <h3> Los trabajos colectivos son fuente de resistencia \/ Collective work is a source of resistance. <\/h3> Mexican embroidery cloth, anon., 2018.<br \/> Photo Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1822_Chilean-cueca-y-cueca-sola-IMG_7852.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Cueca chilena y Cueca Sola \/ Chilean Cueca and Cueca Sola\" \/> \n <h3> Cueca chilena y Cueca Sola \/ Chilean Cueca and Cueca Sola <\/h3> Chilean arpillera, Aurora Ortiz, 2022.<br \/> Photo Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/934_EN-EL-LADO-BUENO-DE-LA-VALLA-2-RC-lr.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"En el lado \u201cbueno\u201d de la valla 2 \/ On the \u201cGood&quot; Side of the Fence 2, \" \/> \n <h3> En el lado \u201cbueno\u201d de la valla 2 \/ On the \u201cGood\" Side of the Fence 2, <\/h3> Catalonian arpillera, Antonia Amador, 2016.<br \/> Photo Roser Corbera, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1583_Newcastle-Displacement-2020-OS-lr.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Displacement\" \/> \n <h3> Displacement <\/h3> Palestinian\/Syrian arpillera, Ourooba Shetewi, 2020.<br \/> Photo Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/515_Absences-presences2-1019-MM.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Ausencias - Presencias 2 \/ Absences \u2013 Presences 2\" \/> \n <h3> Ausencias - Presencias 2 \/ Absences \u2013 Presences 2 <\/h3> Argentinean arpillera, Ana Zlatkes, (2015).<br \/> Photo Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1779_Trees-of-memory-IMG_7626.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Los \u00e1rboles de la memoria \/ Trees of memory, \" \/> \n <h3> Los \u00e1rboles de la memoria \/ Trees of memory, <\/h3> Chilean arpillera, anon., 1988.<br \/> Photo Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1778_our-disappeared-IMG_7623.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Nuestros\/as desaparecidos\/as \/ Our Disappeared\" \/> \n <h3> Nuestros\/as desaparecidos\/as \/ Our Disappeared <\/h3> Chilean arpillera, Violeta Morales, 1988.<br \/> Photo Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1813_The-forests-not-for-sale-IMG_7858.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Los Bosques no son mercanc\u00eda \/ The forests are not for sale \" \/> \n <h3> Los Bosques no son mercanc\u00eda \/ The forests are not for sale <\/h3> Embroidered Pa\u00f1oleta \/ Headscarf, Rosa Borr\u00e1s, 2022.<br \/> Photo Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1706_IMG_0261.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"John Hume, Peacemaker\" \/> \n <h3> John Hume, Peacemaker <\/h3> Northern Ireland embroidered wall hanging, Deborah Stockdale, 2022.<br \/> Photo Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <li> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cain.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/876_Aleppo-school-1019-MM.jpg\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Aleppo school \/ Escuela en Aleppo, Siria\" \/> \n <h3> Aleppo school \/ Escuela en Aleppo, Siria <\/h3> English arpillera, Linda Adams, 2016.<br \/> Photo Martin Melaugh, \u00a9 Conflict Textiles <\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLWtx0AHXy9VU9Ss5xr5TkcPEYXIxPdneE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> watch us <\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531"}],"version-history":[{"count":75,"href":"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5183,"href":"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2531\/revisions\/5183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conflict.ulster.ac.uk\/conflicttextiles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}