Collective embroidery
Colectivo Bordadoras de Isla Negra
Bordado con hilos de lana natural y sintética sobre tela de algodón.
Dimensiones 7,74 m de ancho y 2,30 m de alto.
Their inclusion in the building was due to the quality of their popular art production and the international recognition of their work since 1969. In the summer of 1972, they created this collective embroidery measuring 7.74 m wide and 2.30 m high.
The designs of great expressiveness and color show the work of the central valley of Chile from sea to mountain range:
original location
fishing, agriculture and mining. Added to this is the figure of the poet Pablo Neruda. They also include elements of daily life on Isla Negra, the central coast and the Sewell mining camp.
After the 1973 coup d'état, the tapestry disappeared for almost half a century. In 2021 the work was recognized in the documentary Gas Escapes by the family that had acquired it in the Persian Bío Bío. The embroidery was returned and restored to be displayed again from 2022 for the 50th anniversary of this building.
Delivery 2021
Restoration 2022
Installation 2022
Isla Negra Embroidery Collective
(Black Island, 1969 - ).
Nine women created this work: Rosa Santander, Edulia Pérez, Adelaida Díaz, Purísima Ibarra, Adela Ayala, Elsa Araya, Rosa Inés Ibarra, Inés Díaz and Tránsito Díaz (as embroidered from left to right). The curatorship was by Leonor Sobrino. Collective Embroidery Archive - Isla Negra Embroiderers /50 years.