'Tinctories Plants, Dyes and Coloniality' Workshop with Sofia Archer and Anisa Matthews
16 June 2026 – 6 October 2026 · 16:00
Fàbrica de Creació La Escocesa, Provençals del Poblenou, Sant Martí
Over three sessions, we will discuss natural dyes, textiles and their relationship with coloniality, accompanied by Sofia Archer and Anisa Matthews. We will broaden our knowledge of dye plants and collectively explore fabrics suitable for dyeing, qualities and other tools for understanding and reading textiles. We will examine industrial production processes and the pollution generated on a large scale, and put into practice kinder and more sustainable ways of working from a decolonial perspective. Session 1 — YELLOW. Fustet, orage and other stories. Tuesday 16 June, 16:00 to 20:00. We will explore the use of these plants that give us different shades of yellow. We will discuss their colonial relationship, not only in relation to the plants themselves but also the fabrics we will dye during the session. What does cotton tell us? The fibres, clothes and colours we wear never exist in isolation. Together we will journey through these living histories to make sense of them. Session 2 — BLUE. Indigo and other stories. Tuesday 7 July, 16:00 to 20:00. Indigo blue, with its deep, rich tone, is more than a colour. It has a profound history and cultural significance, especially within…
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 8 September 2026