Joy of Weaving

Joy of Weaving - World Wide Weaving of Women 2

is a cultural exchange between Mayan weavers from Guatemala

and Bavarian weavers and textile artists.

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In the midst of an industrial world where fast fashion reigns, two groups

of women weavers resist and keep ancestral textile traditions alive.

Despite coming from different continents, Mayan weavers from Guatemala

and weavers from Germany face similar challenges: a globalised industrial

world that threatens their local textile art. Despite the difficulties, these

women have created safe spaces to continue the traditional weaving

techniques and to express their life visions. 

In addition to these challenges, Mayan women weavers and German women weavers also face a society that does not perceive the artistic value embedded in the textile activity. In the collective imaginary of capitalist societies, the act of weaving is understood as a purely economic and material activity. However, for other human groups (as in the case of these Mayan and German weavers), weaving is an art and a sacred activity that preserves ancestral knowledge. Weaving is a source of creativity, where these women artists not only express their emotions, but also the way they understand the world. This project seeks to integrate women weavers that at the same time, are artists who enlighten the world of arts with their meticulously detailed designs, unique colour combinations, and techniques that keep alive a millenary activity.