madres madres madres madres
taught taught taught taught
to follow our inner machí. to cherish the Lilith inside me. awareness of the subaltern. that black lives matter.
Nuestras madres taught me that I belong. Nuestras madres taught me about their mother’s struggle. Nuestras madres taught me not to please the male gaze.
Nuestras madres taught me that bare feet make you feel the streets you enter. Nuestras madres taught me to keep a diary Nuestras madres taught me to take comfort by the sea and let the sun shine on my skin
me to fight. me that love is an action.
me that self-love is a matter of
me that the moon will always
me me me me
taught me to be grateful for life.
taught me that there is a second sex. taught me that wild tongues can’t be tamed. taught me that wild tongues can only
Nuestras madres taught light on the stones. Nuestras madres taught survival. Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught And action is beauty.
Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras
Nuestras madres Nuestras madres Nuestras madres by cut out. Nuestras madres Gracias a la vida.
IDA (the Institute for the Decolonization of Art) is a collaboration between artist Estella Burga, art historian Macarena Dusant and artist/researcher Isabel Löfgren. Based in Stockholm, Sweden. www.i-d-a.se info@i-d-a.se
Inspired by these discussions, IDA created a ritual where those stories that are rarely acknowledged in the public sphere become part of a larger narrative transmitted through reading, writing and reflection. Storytelling becomes a cathartic element where we share our mothers’ and our mothers’ mothers’ stories and experiences. As a method, the ritual creates a temporary collectivity.
The discussions en la mesa (over the kitchen table) are a daily political act in many Latin American families. Even though the role of the mother and their knowledge are usually connected to the home, they also take part in the construction of political subjects.
NUESTRAS MADRES (Our Mothers) is a workshop and ritual led by the art collective IDA. It is a space where we share our mothers’ stories and experiences. How has the knowledge from our mothers helped us survive in society?
Nuestras madres taught us many names: Barbara Violeta del Carmen Britta Yvonne Aysegul Franca Mary Ellen Inger Ulla Blanca Maryann Jacqueline Maria del Carmen Purificación Rosa Kathlyn Avril Abida Maria Wei Katarina Bozena Phyllis (Phi)
one who asks for help Nuestras madres taught me that family secrets will haunt you. Nuestras madres taught me that dinner is a political act. Nuestras madres taught me antipatriarca! (Upp med näven i luften)
me that it’s better to build a longer
me I wasn’t born just to pay your
Nuestras madres taught me that we are the granddaughters of all the witches you were never able to burn
me to not be so nice. me resting bitch face. me to smile to those who hate.
me to light candles and blow
that I should be an architect to have a room of my own that silence is not an option. that a woman is never too old to
Nuestras madres taught me to never never close the door to
Nuestras madres taught dreams into the light Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught
me me me me
taught me to not sit like a lady didn’t teach me anything never understood. taught me that it’s mother’s day everyday. taught me to write my name big and visible.
Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught live life. Nuestras madres taught bills and die. Nuestras madres taught table than a taller fence
madres madres madres madres madres
Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras
me new moon magic. me about borders. And to tear them
me to avoid rip currents me that I deserve to practice my
Nuestras madres taught me that i’ts ok to reach out for help Nuestras madres taught me to endure Nuestras madres taught me that I’m not free while any woman is unfree Nuestras madres taught me that the master’s tool will never dismantle the master’s house.
Nuestras madres taught me tonever be quiet. Nuestras madres taught me that language will never love the immigrant who doesn’t know how to speak the new language correctly. Nuestras madres taught me what real pain is. Its when your feet can’t feel the ground. Nuestras madres taught me that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Nuestras madres taught me that the desert can hide your deepest secrets.
to stay awake to never accept oppression to never accept suppression that life will try to break you.
Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught religion without fear. Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught down.
me me me me
Nuestras madres taught me that memories are fragmented desires. Nuestras madres taught me that memories are inevitable pain. Nuestras madres taught me that migration is to leave the obvious walk.
Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Keep your eyes clear.
Nuestras madres Nuestras madres taught me not to please the colonized gaze. Nuestras madres taught me the slut walk.
me me me me
to stay awake to never accept oppression to never accept suppression that life will try to break you.
madres madres madres madres
taught taught taught taught
to follow our inner machí. to cherish the Lilith inside me. awareness of the subaltern. that black lives matter.
Nuestras madres taught me that I belong. Nuestras madres taught me about their mother’s struggle. Nuestras madres taught me not to please the male gaze.
Nuestras madres taught me that bare feet make you feel the streets you enter. Nuestras madres taught me to keep a diary Nuestras madres taught me to take comfort by the sea and let the sun shine on my skin
me to fight. me that love is an action.
me that self-love is a matter of
me that the moon will always
me me me me
taught me to be grateful for life.
taught me that there is a second sex. taught me that wild tongues can’t be tamed. taught me that wild tongues can only
Nuestras madres taught light on the stones. Nuestras madres taught survival. Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught And action is beauty.
Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras
Nuestras madres Nuestras madres Nuestras madres by cut out. Nuestras madres Gracias a la vida.
that family secrets will haunt you. that dinner is a political act. to say: Antipatriarca!
to never never close the door to
me to not be so nice. me the resting bitch face. me to smile to those who hate.
me to light candles and blow
Nuestras madres taught me one who asks for help Nuestras madres taught me Nuestras madres taught me Nuestras madres taught me [Upp med näven i luften]
Nuestras madres taught dreams into the light Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught
Nuestras madres taught me tonever be quiet. Nuestras madres taught me that language will never love the immigrant who doesn’t know how to speak the new language correctly. Nuestras madres taught me what real pain is. Its when your feet can’t feel the ground. Nuestras madres taught me that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Nuestras madres taught me that the desert can hide your deepest secrets.
Nuestras madres taught me that memories are fragmented desires. Nuestras madres taught me that memories are inevitable pain. Nuestras madres taught me that migration is to leave the obvious walk.
Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught Keep your eyes clear.
Nuestras madres
madres madres madres madres
Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras live life.
taught taught taught taught
me me me me
that I should be an architect to have a room of my own that silence is not an option. that a woman is never too old to
taught me to not sit like a lady didn’t teach me anything never understood. taught me that it’s mother’s day everyday. taught me to write my name big and visible.
me new moon magic. me about borders. And to tear
me to avoid rip currents me that I deserve to practice my
www.i-d-a.se info@i-d-a.se
Photo credit: Isabel Löfgren/IDA
IDA (the Institute for the Decolonization of Art) is a collaboration between artist Estella Burga, art historian Macarena Dusant and and artist/researcher Isabel Löfgren. Based in Stockholm, Sweden.
At AHRA Architecture & Feminisms conference, IDA created a ritual where those private stories that are rarely acknowledged in the public sphere became part of a larger narrative by sitting together around a table, telling one›s own mother story, listening, and engage in a silent reckoning while embroidering our mothers› names on a single tablecloth. As a method, the ritual creates a temporary collectivity.
The discussions en la mesa (over the kitchen table) are a daily political act in many Latin American families. Even though the role of mothers and their knowledge is usually connected to the home, they also take part in the public construction of political subjects. Storytelling becomes a cathartic element where we share our mothers’ and our mothers’ mothers’ stories and experiences.
NUESTRAS MADRES (Our Mothers) is a workshop and ritual led by the art collective IDA. It is a space where we share our mothers’ stories and experiences. How has the knowledge from our mothers helped us survive in society?
Nuestras madres taught us many names: Barbara Violeta del Carmen Britta Yvonne Aysegul Franca Mary Ellen Inger Ulla Blanca Maryann Jacqueline Maria del Carmen Purificación Rosa Kathlyn Avril Abida Maria Wei Katarina Bozena Phyllis (Phi)
Nuestras madres taught me I wasn’t born just to pay your bills and die. Nuestras madres taught me that it’s better to build a longer table than a taller fence Nuestras madres taught me that we are the granddaughters of all the witches you were never able to burn.
madres madres madres madres madres
Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras Nuestras
Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught religion without fear. Nuestras madres taught Nuestras madres taught them down.
Nuestras madres taught me that i’ts ok to reach out for help Nuestras madres taught me to endure Nuestras madres taught me that I’m not free while any woman is unfree Nuestras madres taught me that the master’s tool will never dismantle the master’s house.
Nuestras madres taught me not to please the colonized gaze Nuestras madres taught me the slut walk.