Dragon Carpet Leaves Earth!

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A small fragment with a powerful story takes flight: As part of the CulturalxCollabs initiative, Sent Into Space‬ launched a carpet fragment #32 from the Pergamon Museum on a remarkable journey through the clouds and into the stratosphere. What may seem like a futuristic art project is also a deeply moving symbol of connection and remembrance.

The launch site: a former World War II runway which was once a place of destruction is now the starting point for a hopeful, transnational vision.

The carpet fragment is part of a re-woven 17th century Caucasian dragon carpet that was destroyed during the second world war. Floating through the stratosphere against the backdrop of Earth, the carpet fragment invites us to reconsider the way we see our world. From its perspective at an altitude of 120,000 feet, the divisions between us are insignificant against the luminosity of our collective existence. This transformative perspective urges us to look beyond individual boundaries and recognize that, like the threads woven into the carpet, we are all interconnected

About CulturalxCollabs – Weaving the Future

From Pergamonmuseum in Berlin, the 100 carpet fragments start their journey to travel the world 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 the doppelgänger 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.

A project by Sent Into Space in collaboration with the  Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin