17/09/2024
Bògòlanfini or bogolan (“mud cloth”; sometimes called mud-dyed cloth or mud-painted cloth in English) is a handmade Malian cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud. It has an important place in traditional Malian culture and has, more recently, become a symbol of Malian cultural identity. The cloth is exported worldwide for use in fashion, fine art and decoration.
The paint is made from a specially selected mud, collected from riverbeds and fermented for up to a year in a clay jar.
I chose this fabric in 2 different variations since I like dualisms. ☯️
In the surf culture we often experience the dualism of ying and yang like in the autobiographical movie of the astonishing life of Gerry Lopez.🏄♂️
There are two sides of Mr Pipeline, one of the calm, centered individual and the other of the scrappy, highly competitive man. We are shown that Gerry happily flows in the middle of them, conforming to neither side, instead effortlessly flowing in and out of each.
One suggestion from a humble italian hatmaker, then, is to be like Gerry😀!
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