Rushnyk is a decorative and ceremonial fabric. Typically crafted from linen or cotton, embodies intricate woven or embroidered patterns, symbols, and cryptograms from antiquity. Historically integral to sacred East Slavic rituals, it holds cultural significance.
Fabric: Special production carpet, hand-tufted, 100% New Zeeland wool
Exhibition: Rushnyk - The Horrors of War
Designer & Photographer: Caro Baumann
Project participants: Olena Shutovska & Ksenia Sobotovych
Location: Museum Documentation Center Flight, Expulsion, ReconciliationBerlin, Germany