<h1>Using QR Codes to Preserve Identity</h1>
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<ul><li class="author">By <a href="http://www.wired.com/design/author/lfader/">Lainna Fader</a></li><li class="entryDate">
        07.26.12         <span class="entryTime">3:38 PM</span>
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Guillermo Bert and Mapuche weaver Anita Paillamil admire the first of several encoded textiles.<em> Photo courtesy Anthony Rauld</em></p></div>
<p><span class="intro-p">Quick Response (QR) codes, those little 
black-and-white boxes of pixels that encode links and information, are 
popping up everywhere these days. Taking advantage of the codes’ ability
 to capture and obscure data, Los Angeles-based Chilean artist <a href="http://www.gbert.com/">Guillermo Bert</a>
 has found another creative use of QR technology — he’s using the 
barcodes to preserve the identity and traditions of the Mapuche, Chile’s
 largest indigenous population. <br></span></p><p><span class="intro-p">Access full article below:</span></p><p><span class="intro-p"><a href="http://www.wired.com/design/2012/07/preserving-identity-through-qr-textiles/">http://www.wired.com/design/2012/07/preserving-identity-through-qr-textiles/</a><br>
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