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Iyo Cotton Road
Iyo Cotton Road: Tambo dzekurangarira uye zvazvino
Mazwi naTeneshia Carr
Mifananidzo NOFICESY yeEFI
PaMilan Fix Fashion Vhiki, Pakati peiyo sleek façades dzimba dzekugadzira uye echo of camera, nyaya inobvumirwa yakaitika, imwe yanga isati yavhundusiri muEuropezi veEurope asi muminda yeCotton yeWest Africa. Iyo Cotton Road: Rwendo rwekubva kumbeu kuenda kujasi, inoburitswa ne Tsika yekufashama (EFI) mukubatana ne 10 ComO kosi uye Spring Studios, Vashanyi vakokwa kuti vatarise nzira yekotoni kubva kumbeu kuenda kumachira kuFashoni, kuvhenekera maoko mazhinji, Nhoroondo, uye zviratidzo zvekugadzira zvakarukwa mumiti yese.
Chiitiko ichi chakaitika kubva munaGunyana 25 kuti 28 panguva 10 ComO kosi, Iko kuratidzira kushandurwa kwe iconic Milan Pepa reruzivo mulmersive, Kurarama Archive. Vashanyi vakafamba-famba ezvibodzwa izvo zvakarongedza hupenyu hwekotoni, kutanga muminda yeBenin uye Burkina Faso, Kufamba kuburikidza nemahombekombe uye madhiri emichero yemunharaunda, uye pakupedzisira kusvika mumaoko evanogadzira zvirimo kubva mhiri kwekondinendi. Mhedzisiro yacho yaive yakarondedzerwa nenhoroondo yakatsemesa vateereri kuti vaone machira kwete chete seyakaisa zvinhu asi semudziyo wekurangarira, kutama, uye zvinoreva.
EFI anga achishanda kuWest Africa Cotton Kukosha Kwekutarisa Kubva 2012, kutsigira zvinopfuura 4,000 Artisans nevanogadzira zvidiki vachisimbisa maitiro akasimba uye anoteedzera. Yakatsigirwa neEuropean Union uye iyo OACPS Bhizinesi Bhizinesi Chirongwa, Ichi chirongwa chakagonesa mhizha dzekugadzira kugadzirwa pasina kukanganisa nhaka yavo, kurova chiyero chinonzwikwa mune indasitiri ichiri kutongwa neopacity uye marara.
Kutaurwa pasi pekugadzira nzira yekugadzira Richmond Orlando Mensah, Muvambi we Manju Journal, Chiratidziro chakakamurwa pakati pekamuri yeprojekiti uye ye mezzanine kamuri ye 10 ComO kosi. Mensah akashanda sescongrafia, kushandura zvese nzvimbo mumashoko ekutsvaga kwakasvibisa mitsara pakati peGarari uye nguo. "Ini ndaida kugadzira nzvimbo iyo isingori zvinhu asi matanho nyaya," Akagovana. "Vashanyi vanofamba nepakati pekuratidzira senge vari kufamba kuburikidza nerwendo rwekotoni, kuburikidza nekushanda, CRAFT, uye fungidziro. "
Icho chinangwa chaive chakarongedzwa munzira yechiedza, chimiro, uye kufamba kwakashanda pamwe chete. Masvingo ejira rekodhi rakarongedzwa vhidhiyo mhizha dzekuratidzira pabasa; Matafura eRaw Cotton Akadururwa muzviratidziro zvevakarongedzwa uye zvakarukwa zvinyorwa. Zvese zvakasarudzika zvinosimbisa pfungwa yekuti zvinhu zvinotakura nyaya, dzimwe nguva kuvigwa, dzimwe nguva akazevezera, asi nguva dzose iripo. "Tariro yangu," MensH akawedzera, "Kuti vanhu vanobva nekuziva kwakadzama kwemaitiro uye machira anogona kuita kuti nyaya idzo dzinotaridzika."
Iyo yekuratidzira yekugadzira core inonzi vatengi vashanu vakasarudzwa neEFI kuti vagadzire imwe-ye-mhando inotaridzika yakadzika mumidziyo yemuno uye tsika dzechinyakare: Sean nobao (Bhenini), Gïga (Bhakina Faso), Olooh (Ivory Coast), Numu d (Mari), uye Kunzwa (Chadhi). Mumwe nemumwe Designer anobatana neAlisanal Merauction, senge kabheki, Studio 4, naKoyakit, kuratidza kuti dhizaini rinogona sei kushandira sebhiriji pakati petsika uye ruzivo. Kubva pakudyara-zvakavakirwa madhiri kune ruoko-embroidery uye beadwork, Idzi nguo dzakatsauswa "uye humbowo" kuburikidza ne lens dzekubata kwevanhu.
Kupfuura kuratidzwa, Iyo Cotton Road akatambidza pachena reruzhinji musi waGunyana 26, Kuwedzera kukurukurirana kubva kuGarari muhurukuro. Mwero neni Blanc Magazini, Iyo pani yakaunganidza boka renyeredzi, Afropean Techtile Artist Damien Ajavon, Milan Mugadziri Edward Buchanan, Michelle Francine Ngonmo yeAfro Fashil Association, uye Richmond Orlando Mensah iye amene, Kuti tikurukure ramangwana refashoni kuburikidza nekuonekwa, muridzi, uye tsika dzechinyakare. Yakanga isiri hurukuro nezve kusanzwisisika senge maitiro; Yakanga iri pamusoro pezvivakwa, kunyorwa, uye masisitimu anotsanangura kukosha.
For Orlando, Ndiani akashandisa nguva yakareba akashandisa manju journal sechikuva chekuchengetedza uye kukwidziridzwa kweAfrican Creativity, Iyo purojekiti yakagara zvakadzama. "Manju agara achigara achigadzira nzvimbo yekukurukurirana kutenderedza kutaura kwevaAfrica uye nhaka," akatsanangura. "Kuve chikamu chekotoni nzira yakandibvumira kushandura marondedzero evaya mune chiitiko chehupenyu, Imwe Inhoroondo Yemabhiza, Kunyanya, Uye dhizaini yemazuva ano nenzira inonzwika inowanikwa uye iri mupenyu. "
Iro izwi-mupenyu-rwakarongedzwa muvhiki rese. Mukunzwa kwechikara, rwiyo rwemucheka wakarukwa mucheka muzuva, kusakwana kwakaringana kwejira rakagadzirwa nemaoko. Kuratidzwa kwacho kwakaramba runako rwechiratidziro; pachinzvimbo, Yakaburitsa neVashandi uye mutsara. Chakanga chiri chiyeuchidzo chekuti nguo imwe neimwe, Kunyangwe, inotanga nembeu, ruoko, uye sarudzo.
Munzira dzakawanda, Iyo Cotton Road Ndainzwa kunge girazi kuFashoni zvazvino mharidzo. Sezvo magasitiri epasi rose inashandirwi inobata nekutsigira, kubviswa, uye tsika dzetsika, Kuratidzira kwakapa muenzaniso wakadzika midzi kwete nemhosva asi mukukwanisa, chiratidzo chekuti transpency inogona kunge iri lyrical, Maitiro etsika anogona kuve anomira.
Kufamba mukati 10 ComO kosi, mumwe aigona kunzwa kuti chimwe chinhu chaive chichinjana. Milan, Yakareba inotsanangurwa neiyo mastery yayo yekupedzisa, yakanga yakatarisa mukati, kune vasina kupera, kusaziva, zvisingaonekwe. Uye munzvimbo iyoyo pakati peFiber uye fomu, Iyo Cotton Road vakatikoka kuti tifunge kuti ramangwana refashoni rinogona kunge risiri rezvinotevera, Asi pane izvo uye zvatinosarudza kuyeuka.