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Pink Beasts 2020
Fernando Laposse MX
sisal, cochineal pigment (carmine dye)
in samenwerking met Angela Damman
The cochineal bug is a small insect that the Aztecs processed into carmine red, the brightest natural dye in existence. Fernando Laposse used carmine to colour sisal, the fibres of the agave plant. The pinkish hue was created by adding lemon juice and baking powder. Together with the textile artist Angela Damman, he created, among other things, this hammock in a traditional Maya design. The fibres are made and woven by members of a traditional community from the Yucatán peninsula.