co-creation catalogue hands-on

hands-on

A project co-funded by the European Union in the framework of Anna Lindh Foundation In Motion initiative. Co-creation modality. 4th Edition, 2023-2024

Hosting organization: Three Cultures Foundation. Seville, Spain

Sending organization: Fadila El Gadi Foundation. Salé, Morocco

From 18 January to 11 march 2024

Special thanks to

When spiders unite they can tie down a lion Ethiopian Proverb

Anna Lindh Foundation

Fadila El Gadi Foundation

#tejedorasdelmuelledelasal

Women Association Entre Mantones y Sedas

Municipality of Espartinas

Nouhaila Mezrhab

Development of the co-creation process and its resulting creations

The pieces resulting from this project have been created by using the technique of embroidery and beanworks together with crochet. The embroidery has been done by Nouhaila Mezrhab from Morocco and the crochet has been executed by a group of women from Seville, in Spain. belonging to the group #tejedorasdelmuelledelasal whose names are: Ana Ávila, Ana Santos, Ángela del Moral, Araceli Lobo, Alicia Bermúdez, Carmen García, Esperanza R. Labrador, Gracia Gómez, Marcela Salas, María José Sánchez-Trincado, María Teresa Burgos, Maribel Márquez, Mina Jambrina, Montserrat Trapero, Rocío Leflet, Rosa Álvarez, Rosario Cantero, Teresa Duarte y Toñi Álvarez.

The action has been developed in the city of Seville, from Januray to March 2024 at the headquarters of the Three Cultures Foundation. www.tresculturas.org

All the works done have been showed in a collective exhibition in the space Casa de las Monjas, in the village of Espartinas, province of Seville. We strongly thank the collaboration of the Municipality of the village for this purpose.

Photo: workshop at the headquarters of Three Cultures Foundation in Seville, Spain at the library Fatima Mernissi that holds the Foundation.

Several meetings have been organized during the months of January, February and March 2024

Resulting creations

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: María José Sánchez Trincado

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Rocío Leflet

Crochet: Ángela del Moral

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Alicia Bermúdez

Crochet: Mina Jambrina

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Mina Jambrina

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Rosa Álvarez

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: María José Sánchez Trincado

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Teresa Duarte

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Toñi Álvarez

Crochet: María José Sánchez Trincado

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Mina Jambrina

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

María Teresa Burgos

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet:

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Ana Santos

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Marcela Salas

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Araceli Lobo

Crochet: Esperanza Ruiz Labrador

Embroidery: Gracia Gómez

FRONT

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: María José Sánchez Trincado

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Esperanza R. Labrador

Embroidery: Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: María José Sánchez Trincado

Crochet : Carmen García

Embroidery : Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet : Workshop Sanlucar la Mayor. Teacher: Araceli Lobo

Embroidery : Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet: Workshop Sanlucar la Mayor. Teacher: Araceli Lobo

Embroidery : Nouhaila Mezrhab

Crochet and embroidery : Teresa Duarte

Cultural Center Casa de las Monjas, Espartinas (Seville), Spain.

Thanks to the cooperation with the Municipality of the town of Espartinas, in the province of Seville, Spain, a collective exhibition of all the works was organized in March 2024 in the framework of the events related to International Women Day.

The exhibition was a wonderful occasion to organize an encounter between the two groups of citizens participating in the project Hands-on: ‘Women Association entre Mantones y Sedas ‘ and ‘Tejedoras del Muelle de la Sal’. This was an example of cooperation between the city and the rural area. A very successful and interesting approach among people from different generations, interests and backgrounds.

At the center of the picture,

the Councilor for Culture and Tourism in Espartinas Townhall Marina Duarte who was in charge of the opening of the exhibition.

From left to right

Esperanza Ruiz Labrador, member co-founder of the group Tejedoras del Muelle de la Sal

Fernanda Gutiérrez Hormigo, member of the Women Association Entre Mantones y Sedas

Pepi de la Rosa Villadiego, Nouhaila’s teacher for embroidery on silk and member of the Women Association Entre Mantones y Sedas

Nouhaila Merzhab, embroiderer from l’École de Broderie de Salé. Fadila El Gadi Foundation

Fran Gómez Carmona, Nouhaila’s teacher for embroidery on silk and member of the Women Association Entre Mantones y Sedas

Mina Jambrina, member of Tejedoras del Muelle de la Sal

Toñi Álvarez, member and co-founder of Tejedoras del Muelle de la Sal

Enjoy the video vith testimonies from the different participants here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpygCWI40z0

During the opening of the exhibition, it was also possible to visit the workshop where the Women Association ‘Entre Mantones y Sedas’ meet regularly from Monday to Thursday every week. On the picture Nouhaila shows her work to Esperanza Ruiz Labrador from Tejedoras del Muelle de la Sal.

This initiative allowed Nouhaila to learn a new embroidery technique, now on silk with silken threads. This picture shows the work she had done during her stay. Teachers were very surprised on how fast she learned and about the precision in her embroidery.

Nouhaila was also able to learn how to create the fringes of the shawl, which is a fundamental part of it and is considered in itself a craftmanship.

This co-creation event with the exhibition in the village of Espartinas, was able to join two groups of citizens in love with craftsmanship, one from the city and one from the province. On the picture members from Tejedoras del Muelle de la Sal talking to a member of the women association Entre Mantones y Sedas.

This co-creation may have different uses and are suitable for men and women alike.

It may be also used as a traditional household very frequent in hot countries in the Mediterranean.

Each piece can just be framed and decorate any space.

ANNEX I

Thanks to the support of the Anna Lindh Foundation and European Funds the Moroccan embroiderer Nouhaila Mezrhab enjoyed the opportunity of discovering new places in Seville that contributed to enrich her education and knowledge of a different culture.

The pictures that follow show part of the programme of visits to museums, temporary exhibitions, historical sites, and encounters with other cultural hubs in the city of Seville.

Both pictures belong to the visit to the historical site of Plaza de España, a reference of the first Universal Exhibition organized in Seville in 1929. Architect: Anibal González

Visit to the most important fashion show for flamenco dress SIMOF (Salón Internacional de la Moda Flamenca). This visit included attending the different catwalks and stands of the fair. Seville, January 2024

Stands of the fair SIMOF

Visit to the Fine Arts Museum of Seville, one of the biggest galleries after El Prado in Madrid.

Temporary exhibition on masters of embroidery on gold. Fundación Cajasol, Seville

Private visit to one of the oldest and most prestigious workshops on embroidery on gold in Seville, Paquili

Visit to the Japanese Association for Japanese Culture Miyabi Sevilla. Workshop on Japanese calligraphy

Nouhaila attended from Monday to Thursday during her stay a wokshop on embroidery on silk conducted by the non for-profit Women Association ‘Entre Mantones y Sedas’ in Espartinas, the province of Seville.

Nouhaila took part in some of the activities organized by the Three Cultures Foundation at its headquarters in Seville.

Visit to the main churches of the city such as the church of El Salvador that was the first mosque of the city of Seville.

Visit to the Association Mezquita de Sevilla, where numerous Muslims come along for different activities and also for praying.