BE OPEN Cultural Tapestry was dedicated to celebrating the rich tapestry of human culture, the colourful threads of meaning, identity, traditions and customs, languages and symbols interwoven into a beautiful pattern of everyday life rooted in sustainable relations, inclusivity and acceptance.
We invited everyone to join the Cultural Tapestry challenge and capture glimpses of this vibrant kaleidoscope with each facet reflecting a unique story of a person, family, community, city or even country. The open call closeв December 15th, 2024. BE OPEN Community members then selected the winning post from a shortlist of submissions with the highest number of likes by social media users.
Our congratulations as well as the €300 prize go to Bachetta, a young photographer from Israel, who complemented their visual with a wonderful commentary: “What could better illustrate the richness, diversity and transience of human culture than the domes of Hagia Sophia, a magnificent building that has lived through the glory of the Golden Age of Byzantium and Ottoman Empire, the crusades and World Wars, and has served as a paragon for both churches and mosques for over a millennium. Visited daily by thousands of people of different countries, religions and cultures, it is a great example of those magnificent cultural icons that can unite people in admiration for beauty, human workmanship, and history.”