The cover features a fragment of a 17th-century Caucasian dragon carpet that was damaged during a bombing raid on the Pergamon Museum in World War II.
As part of the “Cultural x Collabs – Weaving the Future” project, a new, complete carpet was created in 2022 by a collective of Indian women. Its 100 fragments traveled around the world, telling stories of connections, histories, and experiences that people share across borders.
This image symbolizes “Women in Solidarity”: communities that strengthen one another, share knowledge, and create new spaces for care and self-empowerment. Like the fragments of a tapestry, the projects presented here are interconnected—they grow, inspire, and support one another.
The artist May Franzen translated the fragment into her own painterly language. By layering lines and transparent layers of paint, she creates a network of visual “knots” reminiscent of a tapestry’s structure.
For her, these connections symbolize the many humanitarian and feminist grassroots movements worldwide: independent initiatives that, together, unleash greater power. Thus, the image becomes a visualization of solidarity—diverse, vibrant, and interwoven.