FREEDOM by Elijah Nykamp
Textile.
“Since my medium uses textiles & fashion, I asked all of the elders in our one-on-one conversations about the role of clothing in their transition or coming out. I also asked about a time they felt most comfortable, free, or themselves & what they were wearing. One elder's eyes twinkled as she told me about running alone through the woods with only her skirt on & never feeling more free than that moment.”
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.
“Since my medium uses textiles & fashion, I asked all of the elders in our one-on-one conversations about the role of clothing in their transition or coming out. I also asked about a time they felt most comfortable, free, or themselves & what they were wearing. One elder's eyes twinkled as she told me about running alone through the woods with only her skirt on & never feeling more free than that moment.”
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.
“Since my medium uses textiles & fashion, I asked all of the elders in our one-on-one conversations about the role of clothing in their transition or coming out. I also asked about a time they felt most comfortable, free, or themselves & what they were wearing. One elder's eyes twinkled as she told me about running alone through the woods with only her skirt on & never feeling more free than that moment.”
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
