La fábrica

de Claudia del Fierro, Ana María Saavedra

Bringing together multiple testimonies and reflections related to the history and legacy of the now closed factory "Bellavista Oveja Tomé" in the city of Tomé (Region of Biobío), LA FÁBRICA (THE FACTORY: Layout of an Investigation) is an artistic-curatorial project initiated by the artist Claudia del Fierro and the curator Ana María Saavedra in 2016, with texts by Christian Matus Madrid, Nicolás Sáez, Carolina Lara Bahamondes, Daniel Cartes Binimelis and Claudia Del Fierro. These are complemented by photographs and quotes from the participants of the various meetings and activities held over the year. Traced from an investigation, a published catalogue and two exhibitions that account for one year's work with the local textile community -former employees, their families and neighbors, as well as academics and journalists- with the collective purpose of constructing a heritable memory.