11,000 HANDKERCHIEF EXHIBITION參于歐洲11,000手帕作品 Our past exhibition has attracted the attention of German artist Walter Bruno Brix von der Eschenaue,he has approached us to participate in his current project. You are most welcome to join. You can send directly to him, or send to Cloth Haven, when we have a parcel full, we will send to him. If you do not have a handkerchief, come and get one free from us. Look at his website, very interesting. Here is the story: According to legend,11,000 maidens accompanied Ursula, the pious daughter of the king of Brittany on a pilgrimage to Rome. On their way back they happened upon a band of Huns who were laying siege to Cologne. Since their designs had been thwarted, in their rage the warrior tribe let out their frustration on the maidens and killed every single one of them. Having thus vented their anger, the Huns aborted their initial plans and left Cologne. The citizens of Cologne mourned the maidens’ fate but were relieved to see the fearsome warriors gone. They buried the remains of Ursula and her hapless companions. To this day, the shield of the city of Cologne remembers the 11,000 martyrs symbolized by 11 flames or teardrops. The historic background of this legend is lost in time. This art project intends for people to visualize the enormous number of martyrs and to relate the legend to our own time. The individuality of one single person is contrasted with the anonymity in a big mass of people. Women of every age and from all over the world are invited to participate in this project. Please send a fabric handkerchief on which you have signed your first name using either pencil or pen. The handkerchief can be old or new. You can send in one for yourself or/and sponsor one for other women: your mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, granddaughter, teacher or friend. Since each handkerchief represents one single woman, there should be only one name on it. Once we receive your handkerchief the name on it will be embroidered. Feel free to embroider the name yourself if you would like. Once all 11,000 handkerchiefs are collected they will be presented in an exhibition in Cologne and later in other European cities. (Laid out side-by-side the handkerchiefs will cover 800 m^2 (ca. 8,900 square feet) and weigh more than 150 kg (ca. 330 lb)!) Contact: Walter Bruno Brix
von der Eschenaue 高呼希雲今年初的方方正正手帕展覽吸引到德國藝術家 Walter Bruno Brix von der Eschenaue 的注意，希望香港朋友可參于他的作品。以下是他提供的資料： 相傳布列塔尼國王的女兒烏爾蘇拉十分虔誠，曾帶一萬一千名少女前往羅馬朝聖， 歸途中經過科隆( 德國)。當時有一股匈奴人圍攻科隆不果， 在盛怒之下把她們都殺了，然後撤出。 科隆市民欣見強敵已去，但又為這班無辜喪命的少女痛心， 為她們舉行了喪禮。 時至今日，科隆仍然不忘這一萬一千個殉難者。 科隆市徽上有十一個狀若火苗或淚滴的圖案，便是她們的象徵。傳?的歷史背景卻漸為光陰沖淡。 這項藝術計劃的目的，是通過形象讓人們看到多少人曾經罹難，從而聯想到我們所處的時代。每人自有其個性，在一大群人中卻又成繡無名氏，形成強烈的對比。 我們邀請全世界不同年齡的婦女參加這項計劃。 請在一條手帕上用鉛筆或墨水筆寫上名字，寄給我們。 手帕新舊不拘。妳可以為自己寄來手帕，同時也可以代表其他婦女寄來：比如妳的母親，祖母，曾祖母，姊妹，孫女，老師，朋友。。。 由於每條手帕代表一個人，上面只能寫一個名字。 我們收到妳的手帕，便會把上面的名字繡出來。妳高興的話，也可以自己繡名字。 收到一萬一千條手帕後，就會在科隆展出，展覽日後並會移師其他歐洲城市。 這些手帕一條接一條地鋪開來，估計覆蓋800
平方米 （約8,900 平方英尺），總重量超過150公斤（約330 磅）！ Walter Bruno Brix
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