LEARNING FROM EACH OTHERS
Photography: Michael Obex
Photo Assistenz: Christian Joaning
In Bangladesh the continuation
of this extraordinary textile culture will be facilitated by the appreciation
that will be revived through Didi Textiles. For our parts in the world there
might be even more to learn: In a way the project can be seen as an attempt to
turn the usual trade flow upside-down. Normally the Global North is producing
it´s jeans and t-shirts in the Global South. Once worn out the clothes are sent
back, often with the result of destroying local cultures and markets. With Didi
textiles the worn-out clothes are sent in a high quality from the Global South
to the North leaving us with the question how to value our everyday culture. For
us in the industrialized countries these textiles can be an inspiration and
motivation towards the art of recycling and craftsmanship as well as
strengthening the sensibility to discover the beauty in the used and ordinary.
