Thinking
through the role of an intimate space - a prayer rug - inside a public holy places: mosque, temple, yoga class or meditation hall, in search for
answers to questions on the dividing lines between private and public, mundane
and sacred, past and future, women and men, and about the survival of the old
craft
The ornamental composition of rugs and carpets is repeated time and again with few modifications over time, many of the figures and symbols have lost their original meaning and have survived merely as decorative components.
Prayer rugs are used by Muslims primarily to cover the bare ground or floor when they pray.They are often decorated with religious
symbols that serve the worshiper as visual aids for memory
What will be
relevant for us as such symbols? What do we need and want from the relationship between our bodies, our land and our society?
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