No se toca

Exhibition of textile works based on research into Afro hair as a space of memory, identity and cultural heritage, drawing on autobiographical experiences and conversations with people of African descent.

The exhibition brings together a series of textile pieces born from research into Afro hair understood as a living archive. The project draws on family stories, care rituals, processes of acceptance and shared experiences within the diaspora, and translates them into a material language in which texture works as a way of narrating what is usually kept out of sight.

The works are made using techniques such as tufting, embroidery and experimentation with textile fibres. Each piece condenses its own story, so that the route through the rooms invites visitors to follow those threads between the personal and the collective.

The show is aimed at those interested in textile art and in questions of identity and cultural memory. It is an exhibition held at the Espai Jove Palau Alòs, a Barcelona venue that hosts exhibitions and cultural activities.