Memories that create intricate networks

Authors

  • Gabriela Leonard gamarleona@gmail.com @gabrielaleonardfotografia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64377/30087716.1434

Abstract

The photographic essay "Memories That Weave" showcases the artisanal work of spinners and weavers from different regions of Argentina. In the intimate encounter between these women and the fiber, they reaffirm their knowledge, their craft, and the land they inhabit.

Author Biography

Gabriela Leonard, gamarleona@gmail.com @gabrielaleonardfotografia

She was born in Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province, in 1964. She holds a degree in Literature (University of Buenos Aires) and is a photographer. She worked as a teacher and wrote literary criticism for several cultural supplements. She studied photography in the workshops of Martín Acosta, Carlos Bosch, and Gisela Volá. Her photographic essay “Juliana” was part of the Ensamble exhibition, displayed at the Cultural Space of the Library of Congress in Buenos Aires. Her photograph “Perseverance of the Loom” received an honorable mention in the 2015 “Promotion of Living Heritage” competition, organized by the Ministry of Culture of Argentina. In 2017, two of her photographs from the essay “Memorias que traman” (Memories that Weave) were selected to illustrate the book Reflexiones sobre las Artesanías Textiles Argentinas (Reflections on Argentine Textile Crafts), compiled by the INTI Textile Center and published in June 2018. Another photograph from the same series, titled “Encuentro ancestral” (Ancestral Encounter), received a special mention for its quality and contribution to the dissemination of intangible cultural heritage from the jury of the “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Argentina” competition, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Nation, in December 2018. She wrote and illustrated with her photographs the chronicles “Entre géneros” (Between Genders) (about the Estilo Diversa Textile Cooperative, the first in Argentina whose workers are transgender men and women) and “Mujeres de fuego” (Women of Fire) (about the women firefighters of the Andean region), which were published in the newspaper Página 12, in the supplements Soy and Las 12. She published the photographic essays “La temporalidad del territorio” (The Temporality of Territory) and “The space of time.” She is the author of the novel “That Which You Carry Behind Your Gaze,” published by Turmalina. She is currently editing the photo-book “The Sewing Room,” about the story of her mother, a rural woman, daughter of Basque immigrants, and a seamstress.

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Published

2026-01-31

How to Cite

Leonard, G. (2026). Memories that create intricate networks. Memorias Disidentes. Revista De Estudios críticos Del Patrimonio, Archivos Y Memorias, 3(5), 210–216. https://doi.org/10.64377/30087716.1434

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 5 (2026): Handicrafts. Sensitive art from the margins

Section

Lenguajes Instituyentes

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