Alia Ali   (YE-US, 1985)Glitch, INDIGO series, 2021. Pigment print with UV laminate mounted on

Alia Ali   (YE-US, 1985)Glitch, INDIGO series, 2021. Pigment print with UV laminate mounted on aluminum dibond in white wooden frame 33 in x 33 in // 84 cm x 84 cm. Edition of 5 + 1 EP + 1 APhttp://www.alia-ali.com/INDIGO-1/Glitchhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CTmy-I3o-47/In Yemen the indigo process was mastered by Jewish artisans who had ties to the Jewish community in Uzbekistan, likely united through the trade routes of the Silk Road and Mecca, which not only served as a religious center but also an economic one. In Uzbekistan and Yemen, master-weavers would take the fibers to Jewish Master dyers for Indigo. These communities, though fragmented through religion, collaborated on the same cloth. These interwoven relationships transcended beyond the textile, and echoed across different communities in Asia and North Africa. Despite seemingly disparate backgrounds, cultures and terrain, we are all in fact connected through historical production of textile and symbolic meaning.- from artist’s statement for Indigo -- source link

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