What makes things fly - a tribute to “Jerusalem rebuilt: A Daydream” by Boris Schatz

The installation consists of 150x100cm kite built using 100 years old traditional kozo paper, and 15 smaller kites made from a special calligraphic paper, makes what is painted on it disappear when dried.  

Jerusalem Rebuilt opens with a dream of Boris Schtaz flying over his beloved Jerusalem. I imagine him flying on a magic carpet, the one first mentioned in manuscripts Written by the 13th century Jewish scholar Isaac Ben Sherira. According to Ben Sherira, the carpet was given by Queen Sheeba to King Solomon, the builder of the first temple as a gift of love. In this myth, what makes the carpet fly are its colors. Another tale is the one of "Shirone Giant Kite Battle", originated in middle Edo Era. In celebration of the riverbank completion, the people of east bank of Shirone river, accidently crashed a kite on the west bank. In return, the angry people of the west bank crashed a kite on the east bank. Today, every year, groups from each side are flying kites trying to push the other group kite into the river in what is known as "Shirone Giant Kite Battle". The kites fall into the river loses not only their ability to fly but also their colors - washed out by the water. In both tales, colors are essential for flying, but it seems that what is really makes thing fly in our mind - is the stories themselves.