Using QR Codes to Preserve Identity (fwd link)

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Using QR Codes to Preserve Identity

   - By Lainna Fader <http://www.wired.com/design/author/lfader/>
   - 07.26.12 3:38 PM
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Guillermo Bert and Mapuche weaver Anita Paillamil admire the first of
several encoded textiles.* Photo courtesy Anthony Rauld*

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 Guillermo Bert <http://www.gbert.com/> 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.

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