Graduate Institute of Architecture and Cultural Heritage & IMCCI visited Kuljaljau tribe

The night we arrived in Gulou, the village where the southern Taiwanese paiwan tribe lives; professor Miyang welcomed us in her house. There, we found ourselves surrounded by her history and the traditions she has been able to revive. She found the plant that was used for centuries, the rami, and re discovered how to make clothes from that plant. From a very laborious task such as scrubbing the plant, until we obtain fiber strong enough to weave, we got to understand the entire process of weaving. Instead of telling us how important this exchange is to her, she decided to make us feel the weight of a dying heritage by making us wear the traditional clothes. This heritage is colorful, rings and sings along the movements that were passed down. It is not only about weaving, but also a ritual in each move and nothing is left to chance.