This presentation features a brief introduction by Dr. Feldman and the documentary trailer to Shipibo: Movie of our Memories. Filmed in Peru’s remote Amazon, this movie features commentary by ShipiboConibo community members on their first viewing of filmed images of their ancestors as well as their 21st c. cultural practices. The trailer features filmed images of both contemporary and 1950s Shipibo textile practices.

Nancy Feldman is an art historian whose work engages with textile histories and makers, and explores the foundational significance of place, materials, and processes of making. Associate Professor, Adjunct in the Art History Department at the School of the Art Institute, Chicago, she also serves as Supervisor for the SAIC Textile Resource Center in the Department of Fiber and Material Studies. She codirected and produced the Amazonian documentary, Shipibo: Movie of our Memories, a MacArthur Foundation supported film. She holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Chicago and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute.