i This catalogue is published for the Asia-Africa Textile Exhibition “Fabric of Being” The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 12-14 November 2019 Kenyatta International Convention Center Producer: SEA Junction Editor and Lead Writer: Rosalia Sciortino Sumaryono Language Editors: Alan Feinstein and Fabio Saini with inputs by Mary Ann Burris Lay Out: Martopo Waluyono and Atik Chawasi Printed by: Cahaya Timur Offset Yogyakarta Indonesia Front Cover: Pankaja Sethi “The Flaming Womb” Back Cover: Yemisi Ajayi “Women’s Circle of Life” Exhibition Logo: Yemisi Ajayi “Women’s Circle of Life” © 2019 SEA Junction Publisher: Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia Jl. Plaju No. 10 Jakarta 10230 Tlp. 021-31926978, 31920114 Faks: 021-31924488 E-mail:
[email protected] http: www.obor.or.id ISBN 978-602-433-803-9 ii Fabric of Being The Flaming Womb 1 Pankaja Sethi, India Women’s Circle of Life 7 Yemisi Ajayi, Nigeria Gender Metamorphosis Content 13 Aze Ong, Philippines Sisterhood Dilomprizulike Thejunkmanfromafrika, 19 Nigeria Acknowledgments Textile Truths Rosalia Sciortino Sumaryono v 25 Mali Ya Abdulla, Kenya Kangha Conversations The Performance Collective, Kenya Foreword 31 Natalia Kanem vii Fertility Executive Director, UNFPA 37 Nia Fliam and Agus Ismoyo, Indonesia Water Goddess Aboubakar Fofana, Mali Introduction 45 Rosalia Sciortino Sumaryono Signs of the Now Director, SEA Junction ix 51 José Hendo, Uganda Born from the Same Womb 57 Abdi Karya, Indonesia Sis, You Betta Werk 63 Siwa Mgoboza, South Africa Women’s Resilience 71 Keeta Isran and Salwanee Hajisamea, Thailand iii iv Fabric of Being Acknowledgements any individuals and organizations have pooled their inspiration, creativity, and resources to realize this exhibition and its catalogue.