Dr Senta Siller
Monday, June 14, 2021
A collection of works for digital publication has been created in connection with the SSDC in TGD, for interested parties and students, including works from an incredible 75 years of efforts by Senta Siller, from 1946 to 2021!
On 36 boards, format A2, there are almost 1000 images of works that impress even without use of words.
Only with a deeper interest and knowledge of history is it possible to make a picture about the personal life of Senta Siller and the accompanying social events which had an impact upon her personality:
Born in Vienna / Austria, arrival in Germany as a stateless person being a child of a destitute refugee family due to events of war, - much later, volunteered in Pakistan for almost 3 years (1963-1966), director in a Berlin art school, selfless initiator of multiple NGO projects, especially the one in Pakistan, efforts in the field of research, teaching and leadership.
Her work on income-generating measures for women in rural areas, based upon local possibilities and incorporating, promoting traditional art, has developed into a global network that shows: Everything can be done!
In the core period, between 1993 and 2007, a staff of around 30 volunteers worked on site, with 16 sales outlets across the country selling products made in the village;
Overseas presence includes EXPO2000 in Hanover, EXP02005 in Aichi, Dubai Shopping Festival, New York Gift Shop of the UN, and much more.
Not just handicrafts, but a variety of works (advertising, painting, lithography, industrial production) and activities (as entrepreneur, as consultant, as school head) lie in these seventy-five years of hard work and give an idea of what a modern and self-confident woman can be: human - with family and profession.
More information is readily available on the Internet and Wikipedia ...
Labels: Dr Senta Siller, Senta Siller Archiv, Senta Siller Design Centre, Thatta Kedona
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