DUALITY by Elijah Nykamp
Textile.
“We are people that live in the gray areas & strive to maintain the "both." One elder is very involved in the Catholic church & also was in a same-sex marriage for several decades. She found balance living in the duality because both were extremely important to her. The coat's rainbow stripes & lace overlay compete with patterns, with the lace even dulling the vibrancy of the fabric underneath. But, both exist & equally play a part in the makeup of the jacket.”
Produced as part of the Long Memory Project, vol. 2
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About Elijah Nykamp:
The name of my studio storefront & process is called nykamping. It's how I consider fashion, sustainable secondhand sourcing, ethical labor pay, body positivity, and local focuses. It's creating clothing as a blanket and a comfort; an expression of self and an exclamation of support; a piece of a maker and a piece of a special place. To go nykamping is to contemplate how we communicate who we are through what we wear. Through the daily ritual of choosing which clothes to adorn our bodies, we intentionally and unintentionally tell the world and people around us what companies we support, how we feel about ourselves, and how we want others to see us. Some people shout it while others let us know through whispers, hoping to go through each day unobserved.
Suttons Bay, Michigan - Artist website
Textile.
“We are people that live in the gray areas & strive to maintain the "both." One elder is very involved in the Catholic church & also was in a same-sex marriage for several decades. She found balance living in the duality because both were extremely important to her. The coat's rainbow stripes & lace overlay compete with patterns, with the lace even dulling the vibrancy of the fabric underneath. But, both exist & equally play a part in the makeup of the jacket.”
Produced as part of the Long Memory Project, vol. 2
—
About Elijah Nykamp:
The name of my studio storefront & process is called nykamping. It's how I consider fashion, sustainable secondhand sourcing, ethical labor pay, body positivity, and local focuses. It's creating clothing as a blanket and a comfort; an expression of self and an exclamation of support; a piece of a maker and a piece of a special place. To go nykamping is to contemplate how we communicate who we are through what we wear. Through the daily ritual of choosing which clothes to adorn our bodies, we intentionally and unintentionally tell the world and people around us what companies we support, how we feel about ourselves, and how we want others to see us. Some people shout it while others let us know through whispers, hoping to go through each day unobserved.
Suttons Bay, Michigan - Artist website
Textile.
“We are people that live in the gray areas & strive to maintain the "both." One elder is very involved in the Catholic church & also was in a same-sex marriage for several decades. She found balance living in the duality because both were extremely important to her. The coat's rainbow stripes & lace overlay compete with patterns, with the lace even dulling the vibrancy of the fabric underneath. But, both exist & equally play a part in the makeup of the jacket.”
Produced as part of the Long Memory Project, vol. 2
—
About Elijah Nykamp:
The name of my studio storefront & process is called nykamping. It's how I consider fashion, sustainable secondhand sourcing, ethical labor pay, body positivity, and local focuses. It's creating clothing as a blanket and a comfort; an expression of self and an exclamation of support; a piece of a maker and a piece of a special place. To go nykamping is to contemplate how we communicate who we are through what we wear. Through the daily ritual of choosing which clothes to adorn our bodies, we intentionally and unintentionally tell the world and people around us what companies we support, how we feel about ourselves, and how we want others to see us. Some people shout it while others let us know through whispers, hoping to go through each day unobserved.
Suttons Bay, Michigan - Artist website
