Historical Threads: How the cotton industry spread from Manchester to Sikka from indonesia capitalism Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 80 sec
✓ Published: 29-Oct-2021

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ABOUT:nThe artefact at the center of my interactive experience, an Indonesian cotton gin, is a deeply historical object. It is a manifestation of a technology and an industrial economy which first emerged in Manchester at the dawn of the industrial revolution and then spread across the globe on the back of the historical forces of imperialism, colonialism, and capitalism.nI want exhibition goers to participate in a non-linear journey across the globe, beginning in Manchester and culminating in S