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Centro Selva 2016 : JUNE

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JUNE 2016 We are having the visit of the textile artists : Anna Möller,  Hans Nirsted,Math , Andersson Alexandra Friada Maria Linnea Peterson  from  Konstfack – University College of Arts, Crafts and Design,  Stockholm,Sweden.  Welcome!   Anna Möller ”Kombucha Project” Kombucha was first brewed in China  220 BC and is a symbiosis of bacteria  and yeasts that ferments in  tea. Kombucha is a carbonated drink  which is filled with vitamins, bacteria  and antioxidants. In my work,  I have extracted fibers from the  kombucha by dehydrate the organism  which then turns into a leather like  material. 100% organic.  How can we produce, repair and  recycle materials in the future?  Technique: Growing my own fabric.  Natural dye with tea and black beans.   Mathias Nirstedt ALLEXANDRA ANDERSSON "This project was a discovery of structures, in which I repeatedly followed the materials’ lead. I was inspired by the aesthetics of an archive, the melancholy that l