The Weight of Objects
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“I was awarded this pin in April when I was named my high school class’s valedictorian. I was especially honored by it because I am only the second African American valedictorian at my school, I’m the first in my family to be acknowledged this way, and, because of it, I know that the person who I created and extracted out of myself after my father’s death has proved to be real and living. I wear this pin every day on the left side of my cardigan, over my heart, because it still amazes me that I earned it.”James Kale II was photographed on May 23rd in New York City. His valedictorian pin is pictured below three other pins he has been given for various awards. -
“I found this ID bracelet after my dad’s funeral when I was 16, rummaging through his little leather treasure chest full of cufflinks and buttons and such; I snuck off with it and a vintage pair of bucking horse cufflinks. In a sense, it embodies the gentle cowboy life I had before moving to New York and has been with me on all the adventures that have unfolded since - from every Bergdorf event, every fashion week, every new apartment, to every thrill and heartache. I never take it off.”
Cannon Tekstar Hodge was photographed in New York City on May 5th. You can follow her on Twitter.
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“Six years ago I was on a pebbly beach in Peru, south of Trujillo, and I looked down and saw small pieces of charcoal in the sand - indicating an archaeological site - and this little figure which I dug out with a stick. I call her My Little Peruvian Goddess. She could still be buried in the sand but now she’s free, with me.”Nick Evangelos was photographed on December 26th in Santa Fe. -
“These bowls were made by a dear friend and given to me by another. We were all leaving Colorado, leaving each other, other good friends, family, and the warm, full, comfortable lives we had made for ourselves there. Their colors—greens from the ocean and glacial lakes, blues from day to midnight, and sun-bleached oranges—remind me, too, of the West itself, where it sometimes seems a little easier to remember you do not need any more than these things.”
Sara Distin was photographed in New York City on April 15th. You can follow her on Twitter.
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“‘The Lost Sheep,’ a wrist object made of bison leather, urushi-lacquered horn, and horse hair, was made by one of the most enchanting designers I represent, Aoi Kotsuhiroi. Like all art, it can’t be replaced. In the end it is just an object, but perhaps I can say it brought me to you.”Stefan Siegel was photographed in New York City on April 19th. He is the founder of NJAL. -
“This dress, what I call my “Guatemalan muumuu,” is the most comfortable thing I own and only my closest friends and family have had the great pleasure of seeing me in it (and maybe a delivery man or two). While on a business trip with my father several years ago, I picked it up at a market between trips to the rainforest and Mayan ruins. I would live my entire life in it if it was socially acceptable.”
Jillian Choi was photographed in New York City on February 25th. She is the executive editor of Maker Magazine.
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“This book mysteriously appeared on the family bookshelf one day. It was the first book my wife and I read aloud to each other, often in tearful hysteria, and it’s since become an annual read-a-loud tradition. When we’re feeling particularly troubled by life we find an over-the-top passage to recite and it’s never failed to lighten the mood.”
Richard Koci Hernandez was photographed in Austin on March 11th. You can follow him on Twitter and on Instagram: @koci.
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“My grandmother has given me lots of beautiful old clothing over the years and these navy boots are my favorite. She bought them in the mid-seventies when she was a young widow and an ad-taker at The New York Times. I feel strong when I wear them.”
Maureen Towey was photographed in New York City on February 25th. You can visit her website.
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“I acquired this obsidian star tetrahedron at the ancient ruins of Teotihuacan, Mexico. The shape is also known as a merkaba, which is an energy field around the human body and can be used as means for intergalactic travel. I am very attracted to obsidian for its ability to absorb and destroy negative energies.”
Pictureplane was photographed in New York City on February 3rd. You can follow him on Twitter.
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“I spent New Year’s 2012 alone at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur doing a yoga and meditation retreat. It’s indescribable how important it was for me to reflect on the year and have a clear head moving into the future. This pyrite egg, which is also meant to give structure to creativity, is a token of that magical experience.”
Lindsey Thornburg was photographed on February 21st in New York City. You can view her designs.
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