Symposium on Moroccan textiles
03 December 2011, 9:30 am
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Event Information
Open to
- All
Location
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Jeremy Bentham Room, UCL
The symposium will explore Moroccan textiles in their historical and social context; contemporary Moroccan textile designers and artists will present their work and creations.
Programme
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09.30 - 10.00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE - 10.00 - 10.45 Izza Genini - film "For the pleasure of the eyes".
- 10.45 - 11.15 Jenny Paul-Balfour - Indigo: Magical blue of the Maghreb
- 11.15 - 11.45 Habiba Aoudia - Fez belt: Between continuity and rupture.
- 11.45 - 12.15 Frieda Sorber - The Akhnif cloak
- 12.15 - 12.30 Lisa Bernasek - Moroccan Garments in the Peabody Museum, Harvard.
- 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
- 13.30 - 14.15 Myriem Naji - Domesticating the international market
- 14.15 - 14.45 Isabelle Riaboff - Retying the threads of Fez's hand-loomed figured weaves
- 14.45 - 15.20 Angela Jansen - Three generations of Moroccan fashion designers
- 15.30 TEA, Followed by
Presentation of their work by designers and discussion:
- Hasan Kabil
- Soukaina Aziz El Idriss
- Soumiya Jalal Mikou
- Salima Abdel Wahab
- Noureddine Amir