trashbubu

or how to hack consumer aesthetics

Building on the concept of Tribufus in Brazil and seeking ways to introduce glitches into capitalist consumer systems, this workshop proposes creating hybrid, ugly, non-consumable creatures from textile scraps and waste.

A way to approach the concepts we aim to explore throughout this research, by creating an object with our own hands and thereby facilitating reflection on authenticity, fissures, consumption, and the artifact.

« In Brazil, where Pop Marte still isn’t selling directly tono the country, Brazilians have come up with a third new thing: Tribufus. As a Brazilian slang mainly used in Minas Gerais and Bahia, the word ‘‘tribufu’’ generally stands for something messy, poorly dressed, oro even ugly. »

Session 1 — Concept Development and Pattern Making

Tuesday, September 15 from 17h to 20h

In the first session, we will develop the concept and design we want to create and make the necessary patterns. 

Session 2 — Construction and Sewing

Tuesday, September 29 from 17h to 20h

Using 100% recycled fabrics from the workshop, we will piece together scraps, embroider, and assemble the pieces to create our monsters made from textile scraps and waste.

bio

Sofia Archer is a designer, patternmaker, and seamstress, and the founder of Sofia Archer Lab., a workshop dedicated to textile creation and experimentation. Her work is rooted in activism, advocating for the end of gender through a decolonial, anti-racist, and political lens. She views sustainability as a collective and emancipatory practice. She promotes new narratives through clothing design, building community, and fostering fairer and more responsible production methods.

Valeria Molinari is a Venezuelan artist currently living in Barcelona. Curious since childhood, Valeria moves between different media and techniques depending on the project she is working on. Over the past 15 years, thread (and embroidery specifically) has become one of her passions. She enjoys exploring the medium’s potential to convey messages through art installations, as well as using it as a tool to make mending visible, thereby extending the life of the clothes people hold most dear. Currently, Valeria works as a freelance illustrator, teaches color theory in a master’s program in embroidery, and leads in-person and online workshops on mending and embroidery at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

These workshops are part of Sofia Archer’s research project “Bon bagay” supported by one of the Barcelona CREA – La Escocesa 2026 Artist-in-Residence Grants.

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