Old textiles from different countries, embroidery. 220 × 366 cm. Letters (framed). 85 x 125 cm.

This quietly monumental tapestry unfolds as a patchwork, its surface embroidered with the work’s poignant title—borrowed from the inscription at the Flame of Peace memorial in Hiroshima, which commemorates the victims of the atomic bomb.
At the heart of this piece lies a global collaboration. The artists invited individuals from around the world to send them a piece of white fabric, each carrying personal history and emotional weight. These memory-laden textiles have been stitched together, their stories preserved in the form of accompanying letters. Among them, Maja Ciric from Serbia contributed a bedsheet, over a century old, with the word hope (in Serbian) embroidered onto it—an heirloom passed through generations. Victor Vidal from Peru donated a pillowcase inherited from his grandmother. As a child, he was the only one allowed to rest his head on it; his grandmother told him it would protect him from evil. Through these fragments of personal histories, the tapestry becomes a collective testimony—an attempt to mend the wounds of humanity’s past, acknowledging the cyclical nature of our missteps while striving for redemption. In its intricate, meditative stitching, the work embodies both resilience and remembrance.
Thank you to all the wonderful people that supported the creation of Please rest in peace for we shall not repeat the error: Laila Lund Altinbas, Greenland, Else Marie Bukdahl, Denmark, Maja Ciric, Serbia, Dane Dodds, South Africa, Kateryna Filyuk, Ukraine, Elisabeth Gasparka, US, Neil Gasparka, US, Wang Guan-Jhen, Taiwan, Bora Hong, Korea, Marianne Hultmann, Sweden, Kari Jari Immonen, Finland, Lis Stoumann, Denmark, Clara Sølvsteen, Denmark, Victor Valqui Vidal, Peru and Risako Yamanoi, Japan, Addam Yekutieli, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Included in the group show This Boat with a Broken Rim, Mumbai Art Room, Mumbai, India (2021).
Curated by Phalguni Guliani.
Artists: Chinar Shah, Hesselholdt & Mejlvang, Salik Ansari, Sudipta Das.

Included in the solo show Eternal Flame,  V1 Gallery, Copenhagen (2018).

Included in the solo show Almost not spoken yet, Horsens Art Museum, Horsens, Denmark (2025).

Photo: Jacob Friis-Holm Nielsen / Horsens Art Museum.