Tali Weinberg
Silk blanket woven over the duration of the exhibit Silk blanket woven over the duration of the exhibit Silk blanket woven over the duration of the exhibit Silk blanket woven over the duration of the exhibit Untitled Untitled Untitled Installation at 1 Washington Pl. Installation at 1 Washington Pl. Installation at 1 Washington Pl. Installation at 1 Washington Pl. speaking to Professor Tom Gerety's class-- a freshman seminar studying war through literature--on the last day of the installation at 1 Washington Pl. organic handwoven cotton pillow 15"x15" organic handwoven cotton pillow 15"x15" organic handwoven cotton pillow 15"x15" detail organic handwoven cotton pillow 15"x15" organic handwoven cotton pillow 15"x15" detail organic handwoven cotton pillow 15"x15" organic handwoven cotton pillow 15"x15" organic handwoven cotton blanket 50"x70" organic handwoven cotton blanket 50"x70" organic handwoven cotton blanket 50"x70" organic handwoven cotton pillows, each 15"x15" organic handwoven cotton pillows, each 15"x15" and organic cotton handwoven blanket 50"x70" Cochineal-dyed wool on the warping board Organic cotton threads warped to weave pillow cases Cochineal-dyed wool on the warping board Cochineal-dyed organic cotton cloth for pillow cases on the loom Handwoven tussah silk shawl, hand-dyed with cochineal handwoven and dyed silk scarves Handwoven tussah silk shawl, hand-dyed with cochineal Skeins of silk, wool, and cotton ready to be dyed Winding skeins Silk scarves woven to be dyed Dyeing the yarn Silk and wool in the mordent bath The dye bath Dye baths Lemons add acidity to the dye bath and act as a color changer Washing and rinsing the dyed skeins Drying in the sun Cochineal-dyed skeins of yarn
The males have wings while it is the females whose bodies are crushed to extract their red dye. But red is also the color of the sun
This piece was exhibited as part of "Disposable: Ciudad Juarez and the War on Women."

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Thank you to the following individuals who have contributed to the production of this piece:

Ariel Zodhiates, Nancy Golemi, Kathryn Porterfield, Adrienne Shapiro, Errol Packard, Mara Bandy, Robin Sparks, Rich Moyers, Suzanne Halvorson, Talya Greenspoon, Heather Moore, Lian Alan, Catherine Shimony, Christina T. Carlisle, Yang-Yang Zhou, Linda LaBelle, Celeste LeCompte, Margaret L McGuan, Alex Tarr, Nina and Stuart Tarr, Elliot and Rosalind Weinberg, Talya Greenspoon, Heather Moore, Kyle Neuheimer, Colin, Manish Gupta, Araven, Rafi Santa, Eliane Lingwood, Whitney Artell, Patricia Hallstein, Jessica Hamilton, Susan Weltman, and Sam Schnuer
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