Museo del Traje and Universidad de las Americas, Bogota, March 2023

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimi­nation

Upcycled, deconstructed, salvaged, reimagined, plain or prescription glasses using be­spoke traditional beading and radical thought.

Shades of Millones de Maneras placed emphasis on producing accessories, the goal being to develop a product which might effectively demonstrate the collaboration's spirit, with the input of all those involved in the workshops. The eventual idea - used existing, second hand glasses from a flea market, to be revived, collectively for the outcome. What emerged was the notion of a ser­vice provision, to salvage and upcycle worn out eyewear, using the traditional bead weaving which forms part of the women's cultural heritage to breath new life into customers decrepit or worn out frames.
Millones the Maneras is committed to environmental and social justice. We envisage the exhibition as a living space where product and visual material will be displayed. In addition we propose a service, offered to the public, of on the spot 'repair and revive' by the women and the collective.
'When you give your broken spectacles to sub-alternative communities, they sell them back to you in better shape.'

Creative Director Liliana Sanguino
Photography: Alex Duwan Gil Morales
Model: Yina Panchi
Partners: Universidad de las Americas, Bogota, Museo del Traje, Bogota