Exhibitions
Illasamay
Exhibition by aruma | Sandra De Berduccy, curated by Valentina Montero
GRANOLLERS
L’Adoberia
Plaça de l’Església
From October 10, to November 24
Schedule
Summer schedule (until November, 1) – (From April to October)
From Tuesday to Friday from 6pm to 9pm.
Saturday from 11am to 2pm, and from 5pm to 9pm.Sunday from 11am to 2pm, and from 6pm to 9pm.
Winter schedule (from November, 2) – (from November to March)
From Tuesday to Friday from 5.30pm to 8.30pm.Saturday from 11am to 2pm, and from 4.30pm to 8.30pm.Sunday from 11am to 2pm, and from 5.30pm to 8.30pm.
Sandra De Berduccy, known as aruma, presents “Illasamay,” an artistic project curated by Valentina Montero. This proposal combines material experimentation with historical, archaeological, and anthropological research, with the Andean loom as its core focus. Her work reveals the textile as an intricate blend of technological, social, and symbolic elements. By integrating modern materials such as synthetic fibers, LED lights, and interactive processes, aruma rejuvenates this ancient practice. Despite its persistence in Andean communities, this tradition faces the threat of disappearing due to neoliberal influences. It is significant that her work is displayed at the Granollers Tannery, an archaeological site that offers insight into how material culture shapes and narrates histories.
aruma | Sandra De Berduccy
aruma | Sandra De Berduccy (Oruro,1976). She is an artist and researcher, and also a specialist weaver in Andean textiles. She has created an extensive body of work, mainly installations and interactive textile interfaces, textiles sensitive to touch. These textiles are open source technological devices that allow visualizing the energy flowing through their fibers. In her works, textile practices are recognized as technological and by placing the continuity of textile traditions as a branch of New Media Art, she proposes the continuity of these practices with an outlook towards the future.
Valentina Montero
Valentina Montero (Santiago de Chile, 1973) lives in Valparaíso, Chile. She works as a curator, researcher and teacher specialized in artistic practices that dialogue with science and technology. She holds a PhD from the University of Barcelona, is a journalist and has a degree in aesthetics. She is currently director of Research at the Faculty of Arts and director of the Master in Image Research-Creation at the Universidad Finis Terrae in Santiago de Chile. She is also director of PAM – Plataforma Arte y Medios, a space dedicated to research and dissemination of media arts, a project funded by ANID / Fondecyt.
