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Ntawm Milan zam lub lis piam, Amid Lub Sleek Façades ntawm tsim tsev thiab ECHO ntawm koob yees duab, ib zaj dab neeg quieter nthuav, Ib qho uas pib tsis nyob hauv Europe's Ateliers tab sis hauv cov paj rwb teb ntawm West Africa. Cov kev sib tw paj rwb: Kev taug kev los ntawm cov noob mus rau kev ris tsho, nthuav tawm los ntawm Kev Cai Sib Koom Tes Ua Haujlwm (Efi) hauv kev koom tes nrog 10 Como chav kawm thiab Caij Nplooj Ntoos Hlav Studios, caw cov neeg tuaj saib mus rau txoj kab kev ntawm cov paj rwb los ntawm cov noob rau kev zam, illuminating ntau ob txhais tes, keeb kwm, thiab muaj tswv yim kos duab woven rau txhua txhua fiber.
Qhov kev tshwm sim tau tshwm sim los ntawm lub Cuaj Hli 25 rau 28 ntawm 10 Como chav kawm, qhov twg qhov kev hloov pauv hloov pauv lub cim Milan Milan Lub Tswv Yim Lub Tswv Yim rau hauv ib qho kev sib tsoo, nyob Archive. Cov neeg tuaj ncig navigated ib qho chaw nyob ntawm uas tsom iav lub paj rwb lub hnub paj rwb, Pib hauv cov liaj teb ntawm Benin thiab Burkina Faso, taug kev los ntawm cov looms thiab zas vats ntawm cov istisans hauv zos, and ultimately arriving in the hands of contemporary designers from across the continent. The result was a spatial narrative that challenged the audience to see cotton not simply as raw material but as a vessel of memory, migration, and meaning.
EFI has been working in West Africa’s cotton value chain since 2012, supporting more than 4,000 artisans and small producers while strengthening sustainable and traceable practices. Backed by the European Union and the OACPS Business Friendly Programme, this initiative has enabled artisans to scale production without compromising their heritage, striking a balance that feels urgent in an industry still dominated by opacity and waste.
Curated under the creative direction of Richmond Orlando Mensah, founder of MANJU Journal, Lub yeeb yam tau faib ntawm chav haujlwm thiab mezzananine chav ntawm 10 Como chav kawm. Mensah tau txais kev pab cuam, Hloov pauv ob qho chaw rau hauv kev sim piav qhia uas ua rau cov kab sib txawv ntawm cov duab thiab ris tsho. "Kuv xav tsim ib qho chaw uas tsis yog cia tam sim no cov khoom tab sis theem ib zaj dab neeg," nws qhia. "Cov qhua tsiv los ntawm kev nthuav tawm yuav luag zoo li lawv tau tsiv los ntawm cov paj rwb txoj kev taug, los ntawm kev ua haujlwm hnyav, khoom siv tes ua, thiab kev xav. "
Uas lub hom phiaj yog palpable nyob rau hauv txoj kev teeb, kev nyeem ntawv, thiab cov lus tsa ua haujlwm ua ke. Phab ntsa ntawm Handwoven daim ntaub ua kom cov duab kos duab ntawm cov kws kos duab ntawm kev ua haujlwm; cov ntxhuav ntawm cov paj rwb nyoos rau hauv cov lus ntawm cov dyed thiab embroidered textiles. Txhua txhua yam tsis muaj lub tswv yim uas cov ntaub ntawv nqa cov dab neeg nqa, qee zaum faus, tej zaum ntxhi, tab sis ib txwm muaj. "Kuv txoj kev cia siab," Mensah ntxiv, "Yog cov neeg uas tawm nrog kev paub tob txog kev tsim qauv ntawm kev tsim qauv thiab ntaub yuav ua rau cov dab neeg pom tau."
Lub Exitition's Cactive Qe Freated tsib tus tsim xaiv los ntawm EFI los tsim ib qho-ntawm-ib-zoo zoo li rooted hauv cov ntaub ntawv hauv zos thiab cov txheej txheem ib txwm muaj: Sean Nobayo (Benin), Gaïnga (Burkina Faso), Pub dawb (Ivory Coast), Numu D (Mali), thiab Yam xav (Roob pias). Txhua tus tsim qauv sib koom tes nrog cov kws txawj sib sau ua ke, xws li cabes, Lub tsev qub 4, thiab Koyakit, qhia seb kev tsim qauv tuaj yeem ua tus choj nyob nruab nrab ntawm kev lig kev cai thiab kev hloov tshiab. Los ntawm cov nroj tsuag-based deyes rau tes-paj ntaub thiab beadwork, Cov khaub ncaws no rov hais dua "khoom kim heev" los ntawm lub lens ntawm tib neeg kov.
Dhau ntawm kev ua yeeb yam, Cov kev sib tw paj rwb hosted ib tug pej xeem roundtable nyob rau lub Cuaj Hli 26, Txuas kev sib tham los ntawm chav ua si sib tham. Moderated los ntawm kuv rau Blanc Magazine, Lub vaj huam sib luag tau sib sau ua ke ntawm lub suab, Afropile Textile Artist Damien Ajavon, Milan Design Edward Buchanan, Michelle Francine Ngonmo ntawm AFRO zam koom haum, thiab Richmond Orlando Mensah nws tus kheej, Txhawm rau tham txog yav tom ntej ntawm kev zam los ntawm kev pom, kev muaj, thiab kev coj noj coj ua. Nws tsis yog kev sib tham txog kev suav nrog ua kev sib; Nws yog hais txog cov cuab yeej siv hluav taws xob, sau ntawv, thiab cov kab ke uas txhais tau tus nqi.
Rau Orlando, Leej twg tau siv cov neeg sau ntawv Wenju ntev npaum li lub platform rau archiving thiab ua kom pom tseeb cov neeg Asmeskas muaj tswv yim, Txoj Haujlwm Resonated tob. "Manju ib txwm muaj txog kev tsim chaw rau kev sib tham ntawm cov neeg Asmeskas kab lis kev cai nthuav qhia thiab cov cuab yeej cuab tam," Nws piav qhia. "Ua ib feem ntawm txoj kev paj rwb tso cai rau kuv txhais cov lus piav rau hauv kev ua neej nyob, ib tug choj keeb kwm, muaj yam siv, thiab cov qauv tsim qauv nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev uas pom tau thiab muaj sia. "
Lo lus ntawd-are-echoed thoob plaws lub lim tiam. Nyob rau hauv lub neej ntawm ib loom, Lub suab nrov ntawm cov ntaub qhwv kom qhuav hauv lub hnub, Kev hloov maj mam yooj yim ntawm daim ntaub xuas tes ua. Lub chaw ua yeeb yam tawm tsam cov zoo nkauj zoo nkauj ntawm cov zaub; fab ntxeev, Nws pulsed nrog lab thiab caj dab. Nws yog qhov nco ntsoov tias txhua lub ris tsho, Tsis muaj teeb meem npaum li cas kho dua tshiab, pib nrog lub noob, ib txhais tes, thiab ib qho kev xaiv.
Ntau txoj kev, Cov kev sib tw paj rwb xav zoo li daim iav kom zam cov kev hla kev tam sim no. Raws li kev lag luam kev lag luam thoob ntiaj teb nrog kev ruaj khov, EXTRACTION, thiab cov tswv cuab kev coj noj coj ua, Lub exhibition muab tus qauv rooted tsis yog nyob rau hauv kev ua txhaum tab sis muaj peev xwm, ib qho ua qauv qhia uas muaj cov lus qhia txog, tias kev coj ncaj ncees no tuaj yeem ua kom loog.
Taug kev los ntawm 10 Como chav kawm, ib tug yuav paub tias muaj qee yam hloov. Ilan, Ntev txhais los ntawm nws cov mastery ntawm kev ua tiav, tau saib sab hauv, rau qhov tsis tiav, lub unacknowledledledged, tus unseen. Thiab nyob rau hauv qhov chaw ntawm fiber ntau thiab daim ntawv, Cov kev sib tw paj rwb caw peb los txiav txim siab tias lub neej tom ntej ntawm kev zam yuav tsis yog hais txog dab tsi ntxiv, Tab sis hais txog dab tsi thiab leej twg xaiv nco.