Workshop 1: June 7 and 9 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Workshop 2: June 14 and 16 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
B-1-10 Stamping Laboratory
Zone B of Building 3N. Faculty of Fine Arts
The objective of the workshop is to show the technique of bogolan or “mud cloth”. Ancestral handmade craft made of cotton fabric with clay and natural dyes. The bogolan or Bògòlanfini is a type of traditional West African weaving closely linked to the culture of Mali. Its origin goes back to the Bambara ethnic group and means “made with clay”. The bogolan is therefore the cultural identity of a people. The vivid colors are obtained from the natural pigments of the plants and by dyeing them with clay, ocher color ranges are obtained from the clay. This creates very characteristic patterns with themes, geometric shapes and symbolism based on the proverbs and society of the people. For this reason it has a great cultural value as well as aesthetic. In the past, each bogolan was unique, the ideogram that designed the fabric told a story according to its creator.
The NGO CIM Burkina and the Drawing Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts collaborate in the organization of these workshops, which consist of a training course where the artist Burkinabe Sakimba Hema will give a workshop. The students will have a practical training creating some pieces with materials brought from Burkina. Sakimba Hema is an artist who works in the handicraft center of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. For years the NGO CIM Burkina has been collaborating with him in the diffusion and sale of his crafts. Sakimba is also currently training children in schools and women to facilitate their livelihood. The population of Burkina Faso is currently threatened by terrorism, which is causing the country to suffer considerable setbacks.
REGISTRATION: http://bit.do/CIMBurkina-TallerBogolan