By Ignacio Martín Baroni. @ignacio.baroni
“Nature is not silent,” wrote Eduardo Galeano, and the indigenous peoples of Latin America have always heard it. When they hear, they feel; and when they feel, they empathize; and by empathizing, they care for and live in harmony with her. Knowing how to listen means knowing how to transmit. Ancestral voices travel through the winds, they whisper among the mountains and the whisper echoes, they walk the pastures and perch on the plants, they speak.
Born in the northwest of Argentina and awarded a scholarship to Universo Mola Fashion Week, Alkimia Textil Ancestral is a young conscious and sustainable clothing design brand that, through ancient and artisanal customs and techniques, revalues and makes its history and culture known. Andean.
It uses elements from nature to dye threads and fabrics, and the garments it makes are biodegradable. In her Wiñay Pacha collection, which in Quechua means “forever” or “eternity,” its designer, Natalia Orozco, says that she was based on the ancient stone constructions characteristic of the civilizations originating from the Andes, resignifying cuts and uniting remnant textiles. of its production. Likewise, from morphology and typology, to packaging and tone of voice, she seeks to add an intangible value that reflects her history and that of her region. The connection with nature and the care of its environment are teachings that come from a long time ago.
Nature is not silent, neither is heritage, and it moves. Alkimia Textil Ancestral knew how to listen and transmit. Making the roots and sense of identity flourish contributes to raising the quality of life of communities and individuals from the triple impact: social, environmental and economic. Cultural heritage remains and is transformed to be transmitted to new generations and to different peoples and cultures.
Image taken from the brand page: https://alkimiaancestral.mitiendanube.com/