IARR Artist Talk + Collaborative Work: w/Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida
The Ibura Art and Research Residency welcomes 4 residents biennially (in cohorts of 2 people) to connect their practice to Blue Light Junctions (BLJ) mission, values, environment and work. As part of the residency, IARR residents offer a free community engagement to conclude their time at BLJ.
This workshop is limited to 15 participants. If for any reason you are unable to attend the workshop please let us know as soon as possible at bluelightjunction@gmail.com.
If you want to be added to the waitlist, please email bluelightjunction@gmail.com with the Subject: Artist Talk w/Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida Waitlist along with name and number of people who would like to attend.
*Please Note - Part of this workshop will beheld upstairs in Blue Light Junction. There are 20 stairs to climb to Studio Blue. We apologize for whatever inconvenience this may cause.
Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida will present a conversation on his research of berry agriculture in South America and fiber practice. Understanding berries as an invisible but important frontier in the history of global capitalism and neoliberal trade, Diego’s practice shows the potential of berry-based natural dyes, weavings, and soft sculpture as beacons of a new, slow world. At the end of the artist's talk, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a collaborative weaving and paint with blueberry ink.
Ibura Art & Research Residency Bio:
Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida is an emerging Chilean-American fiber artist and ethnographic researcher, working between Washington DC and Los Angeles. His work combines experimental ethnography and South American weaving traditions to highlight the afterlives of twentieth century political violence in Chile and the broader trans-pacific world.
Borgsdorf’s practice focuses on the afterlives of the Augusto Pinochet civic-military dictatorship (1973-1990). Understanding that the dictatorship’s beginnings lie deep in Chile’s copper mines and its afterlives in the rubble of abandoned torture camps, Borgsdorf theorizes with critical materials such as berries, sheep’s wool, copper, cotton, and salt to investigate the roles of non-humans, affect, and rubble in the production and memorialization of violence.
Borgsdorf has exhibited in curated group shows at Room 3557 (East Los Angeles), Mile 44 (Los Angeles), Launch LA, and the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles. His artwork and research has been published by the Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos (SCL) and En Tránsito gallery (SCL). Borgsdorf was a 2024 AllPaper Seminar Fellow at the Benton Museum of Art (Claremont, CA), and has held curatorial roles at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and multiple NPS institutions. Borgsdorf graduated with a BA in Anthropology from Pitzer College with studio training in ceramics, fiber arts, video art, and printmaking.
Date: Saturday, November 09, 2024
Time: 2-4 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location: 209 McAllister Street, Suite A, Baltimore, MD 21202 (grey door, across from Hidden Harvest Farm) *one step to enter building
Teacher: Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida
Cost: Free
All Materials provided by BLJ & Facilitator
Light snacks, water, tea will be provided
Join us for an exciting experience in community!
Some Kind of Blue ( Studio Blue Concept Store) will be open for shopping and browsing.
The Alternative Library will be accessible for perusing.
The Ibura Art and Research Residency welcomes 4 residents biennially (in cohorts of 2 people) to connect their practice to Blue Light Junctions (BLJ) mission, values, environment and work. As part of the residency, IARR residents offer a free community engagement to conclude their time at BLJ.
This workshop is limited to 15 participants. If for any reason you are unable to attend the workshop please let us know as soon as possible at bluelightjunction@gmail.com.
If you want to be added to the waitlist, please email bluelightjunction@gmail.com with the Subject: Artist Talk w/Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida Waitlist along with name and number of people who would like to attend.
*Please Note - Part of this workshop will beheld upstairs in Blue Light Junction. There are 20 stairs to climb to Studio Blue. We apologize for whatever inconvenience this may cause.
Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida will present a conversation on his research of berry agriculture in South America and fiber practice. Understanding berries as an invisible but important frontier in the history of global capitalism and neoliberal trade, Diego’s practice shows the potential of berry-based natural dyes, weavings, and soft sculpture as beacons of a new, slow world. At the end of the artist's talk, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a collaborative weaving and paint with blueberry ink.
Ibura Art & Research Residency Bio:
Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida is an emerging Chilean-American fiber artist and ethnographic researcher, working between Washington DC and Los Angeles. His work combines experimental ethnography and South American weaving traditions to highlight the afterlives of twentieth century political violence in Chile and the broader trans-pacific world.
Borgsdorf’s practice focuses on the afterlives of the Augusto Pinochet civic-military dictatorship (1973-1990). Understanding that the dictatorship’s beginnings lie deep in Chile’s copper mines and its afterlives in the rubble of abandoned torture camps, Borgsdorf theorizes with critical materials such as berries, sheep’s wool, copper, cotton, and salt to investigate the roles of non-humans, affect, and rubble in the production and memorialization of violence.
Borgsdorf has exhibited in curated group shows at Room 3557 (East Los Angeles), Mile 44 (Los Angeles), Launch LA, and the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles. His artwork and research has been published by the Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos (SCL) and En Tránsito gallery (SCL). Borgsdorf was a 2024 AllPaper Seminar Fellow at the Benton Museum of Art (Claremont, CA), and has held curatorial roles at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and multiple NPS institutions. Borgsdorf graduated with a BA in Anthropology from Pitzer College with studio training in ceramics, fiber arts, video art, and printmaking.
Date: Saturday, November 09, 2024
Time: 2-4 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location: 209 McAllister Street, Suite A, Baltimore, MD 21202 (grey door, across from Hidden Harvest Farm) *one step to enter building
Teacher: Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida
Cost: Free
All Materials provided by BLJ & Facilitator
Light snacks, water, tea will be provided
Join us for an exciting experience in community!
Some Kind of Blue ( Studio Blue Concept Store) will be open for shopping and browsing.
The Alternative Library will be accessible for perusing.
The Ibura Art and Research Residency welcomes 4 residents biennially (in cohorts of 2 people) to connect their practice to Blue Light Junctions (BLJ) mission, values, environment and work. As part of the residency, IARR residents offer a free community engagement to conclude their time at BLJ.
This workshop is limited to 15 participants. If for any reason you are unable to attend the workshop please let us know as soon as possible at bluelightjunction@gmail.com.
If you want to be added to the waitlist, please email bluelightjunction@gmail.com with the Subject: Artist Talk w/Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida Waitlist along with name and number of people who would like to attend.
*Please Note - Part of this workshop will beheld upstairs in Blue Light Junction. There are 20 stairs to climb to Studio Blue. We apologize for whatever inconvenience this may cause.
Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida will present a conversation on his research of berry agriculture in South America and fiber practice. Understanding berries as an invisible but important frontier in the history of global capitalism and neoliberal trade, Diego’s practice shows the potential of berry-based natural dyes, weavings, and soft sculpture as beacons of a new, slow world. At the end of the artist's talk, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a collaborative weaving and paint with blueberry ink.
Ibura Art & Research Residency Bio:
Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida is an emerging Chilean-American fiber artist and ethnographic researcher, working between Washington DC and Los Angeles. His work combines experimental ethnography and South American weaving traditions to highlight the afterlives of twentieth century political violence in Chile and the broader trans-pacific world.
Borgsdorf’s practice focuses on the afterlives of the Augusto Pinochet civic-military dictatorship (1973-1990). Understanding that the dictatorship’s beginnings lie deep in Chile’s copper mines and its afterlives in the rubble of abandoned torture camps, Borgsdorf theorizes with critical materials such as berries, sheep’s wool, copper, cotton, and salt to investigate the roles of non-humans, affect, and rubble in the production and memorialization of violence.
Borgsdorf has exhibited in curated group shows at Room 3557 (East Los Angeles), Mile 44 (Los Angeles), Launch LA, and the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles. His artwork and research has been published by the Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos (SCL) and En Tránsito gallery (SCL). Borgsdorf was a 2024 AllPaper Seminar Fellow at the Benton Museum of Art (Claremont, CA), and has held curatorial roles at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and multiple NPS institutions. Borgsdorf graduated with a BA in Anthropology from Pitzer College with studio training in ceramics, fiber arts, video art, and printmaking.
Date: Saturday, November 09, 2024
Time: 2-4 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location: 209 McAllister Street, Suite A, Baltimore, MD 21202 (grey door, across from Hidden Harvest Farm) *one step to enter building
Teacher: Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida
Cost: Free
All Materials provided by BLJ & Facilitator
Light snacks, water, tea will be provided
Join us for an exciting experience in community!
Some Kind of Blue ( Studio Blue Concept Store) will be open for shopping and browsing.
The Alternative Library will be accessible for perusing.