ACTIONS: > Korjaa Kyle / Mending Kyle

Sewing Action.
New York Textile Month Textile Takeover.
Scandinavia House New York.
Curated by Emily Stoddart and Ragna Froda.
September 2024.

A holistic fixing approach to mending Kyle's moth-eaten cardigans.

After a few discussions with Kyle we established three key issues that needed mending. This resulted in:

1. The Breakfast Sweater: to remind Kyle to eat a more mindful breakfast with anti-oxidants, blueberries and more protein.
2. The Scandilands Sweater: to help him (as an American working in a Nordic institution) feel more inspired and embraced by the Scandinavian countries.
3. The Garden Cardi: so he can be surrounded by nature at all times.

I was dressed in a traditional Finnish Käsityöläinen outfit.

UPDATE three months after performance:
Kyle has been feeling both inspired and empowered in the Scandilands Sweater.