{"id":10032,"date":"2025-04-29T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/?p=10032"},"modified":"2025-05-12T18:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:20:43","slug":"word-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/2025\/word-portraits","title":{"rendered":"Word Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"jgqv\" data-offset-key=\"3srvb-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3srvb-0-0\"><em>&#8220;Word Portraits&#8221;<\/em><span data-offset-key=\"3srvb-0-1\"> is a paper quilt composed of 12 hand-embroidered tiles, each one pairing a word in Arabic with its Portuguese equivalent. Stitched in black and green thread onto cotton paper, the tiles are linguistic records linked together to form a unified composition.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"jgqv\" data-offset-key=\"2gcva-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2gcva-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2gcva-0-0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"jgqv\" data-offset-key=\"eqbak-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"eqbak-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"eqbak-0-0\">Domestic traditions of storytelling inspire the quilt format through the fabric, reimagined here as a paper-based archive of etymological kinship. The spaces between each tile act as quiet pauses, inviting viewers to reflect on each word pairing and the cultural resonances it carries.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"jgqv\" data-offset-key=\"8aci5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8aci5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8aci5-0-0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"jgqv\" data-offset-key=\"8bsv4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8bsv4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8bsv4-0-0\">Designed and traced digitally, then translated by hand through a meditative process of embroidery and documentation, each tile becomes part of a larger system that honors repetition, slowness, and care. As a whole, the quilt becomes a tactile map of shared language and inherited memory\u2014binding histories across time, geographies, and generations.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"8bsv4-0-0\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"8bsv4-0-0\">The Graduate Student Engagement Fund (GSEF) award funds this project.<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dacruz-wp-inshallah-oxala-1024x799.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dacruz-wp-inshallah-oxala-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dacruz-wp-inshallah-oxala-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dacruz-wp-inshallah-oxala-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dacruz-wp-inshallah-oxala-1536x1199.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dacruz-wp-inshallah-oxala-2048x1599.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dacruz-wp-inshallah-oxala-973x759.jpg 973w, https:\/\/studentwork.prattsi.org\/infoshow\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dacruz-wp-inshallah-oxala-508x397.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>God Willing | Inshallah | Oxala<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Word Portraits&#8221; is a paper quilt composed of 12 hand-embroidered tiles, each one pairing a word in Arabic with its Portuguese equivalent. 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