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Continuities: 2000 Years of Textile Arts in South America

Past exhibition
16 March - 22 April 2023
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Ptolemy Mann, Alqa (Indigo Orange), 2023
Ptolemy Mann, Alqa (Indigo Orange), 2023
Ptolemy Mann, Alqa (Indigo Orange), 2023
Ptolemy Mann, Alqa (Indigo Orange), 2023

Ptolemy Mann

Alqa (Indigo Orange), 2023
Textile
79 x 64 cm
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Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Amparo de la Sota, Untitled, 2023
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Amparo de la Sota, Untitled, 2023
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Amparo de la Sota, Untitled, 2023
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Amparo de la Sota, Untitled, 2023
“Alqa / Quechua word that designates the limit between two opposite entities, limit that can be perceived as a transformation or as a border. Metaphorically, the alqa would be the...
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“Alqa / Quechua word that designates the limit between two opposite entities, limit that can be perceived as a transformation or as a border. Metaphorically, the alqa would be the precise point in which something ceases to be what it is, and becomes something else. Applied to the territory of the Andes, it is known for being the spot where the plain becomes a slope, a threshold specifically designated to place offerings in honor of the Apu or the Pachamama”
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