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This fragment is part of the "CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the Future" carpet.
Through the fragment we trace the journey of the fragment owners and their collabs as they explore, experiment and creatively advance socially relevant themes. Here is the fragment as we are sending it on this three and a half-year journey.
Follow this story to observe the transformations the fragment undergoes over the course of these years...
...and on we go...
...with haekelplanet99
Leyla and Alexa have asked themselves the question: How does the museum get to the people? And how can they become part of the story?
They have translated the carpet fragment into a pattern for crocheting in order to enable people all over the world to crochet the carpet fragment directly into their homes. There are no limits to the imagination when it comes to the choice of colour and yarn, resulting in many different unique pieces all over the world that people and their homes can now associate with the museum.
Crochet is a craft that still cannot be performed by machines. This art is often passed on from grandmothers or mothers to their children, thus connecting the generations. Stitch by stitch, the crochet piece connects with its maker.
The zine is accessible free of charge via Instagram @haekelplanet99
haekelplanet99 are Alexa and Leyla, best friends from Berlin, who share on Instagram how they crochet around the world. Whether on the beach, on the bus or in the Gropius Bau in Berlin, they crochet and bring together crochet enthusiasts young and old.
The journey begins...
...with Achtet AlisMB
On a warm spring evening, we turned Haus Bastian – the Center for Cultural Education on Berlin’s Museum Island – into a sea of carpets and rest. For a few wonderful hours, we invited friends, strangers, and curious listeners to join us for “Listening on Carpets” – an evening of ambient music, being in community, and a carpet with a story.
As fragment #92 is now on a years-long journey, passed from person to person, space to space, we wanted to give it a warm send-off. And what better way to begin than to dream away with all senses?
DJ Olenka filled the space with delicate, atmospheric sounds that let everyone arrive in their own way – lying down, closing their eyes, or simply soaking in the moment. A side room offered space for exchange and collage-making, to process the inspirations and impulses given by the interaction of music and carpet.
The invitation to this event was sent much like the 100 fragments themselves: as a kind of chain letter. Everyone who received the invite was asked to forward it to three people they thought would appreciate it. The idea was to create a growing, organic get-together – just like the journey of the carpet itself, which is passed from hand to hand, from place to place.
We’re grateful to DJ Olenka for the soundscape, to BERBERLIN for generously lending us their beautiful rugs, and to Haus Bastian for hosting us in such an inspiring setting.
This was the first stop in Fragment #92’s journey – and the beginning of a shared story that will continue to unfold, piece by piece.
Organized by Achtet AlisMB – the youth collective of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Young people make museums.
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About the Project
The Museum for Islamic Art's project, #CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the future, celebrates the transformative power of cultural exchange and the shared threads that unite us all. All the things we love, have loved and will ever love come from cultural exchange, migration and diversity, or as we like to call it #CulturalxCollabs.
100 carpet fragments, cut from a replica of the iconic dragon carpet, will travel the world (delivered by DHL). The fragments will ignite #CulturalxCollabs with co-creators, inspiring human ingenuity, fostering community and ultimately demonstrating how cultural exchange enriches all our lives.
Follow #CulturalxCollabs on Instagram as the project unfolds...
...or learn more here
Weaving the Future
Join us on a journey with 100 carpet fragments as they travel around the world for three and a half years, finding temporary homes while bridging cultural boundaries, fostering worldwide community united by the power of human stories.
Fragment Journeys
100 carpet fragments part of the "CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the Future" project. Follow their journeys through the ever changing owners' over three and a half years.
Where is the Dragon?
The star of the "CulturalxCollabs - Weaving the Future" project is a so-called Caucasian dragon carpet from the 17th century. A dragon carpet - all well and good - but: where is the dragon?
