Tuesday 10 September 2013

Saltaire - Cloth & Memory 2


Installation by Caren Garfen UK
 
This is based on the lives of actual women from Saltaire drawn from the 1891 census.  Garfen's installation comprises vintage wooden reels attached to the wall, each with its own 'memory plaque' label and an 'S' for Salt and Silver, some also have ribbon wrapped round with hand stitched addresses or researched text.
 
More information has been added to this installation in the form of a booklet giving further details on some of the women, such as what happened to them after working in the mill etc. This has been researched and kindly provided by my husband, Colin Coates.


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