Video: Breaking gender stereotypes. Crochet by Nathan Vincent
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When a woman knows how to crochet, they don't see anything special in this. If a man begins to do this, he will not be able to remain unnoticed. American Nathan Vincent knits - and not just openwork napkins, but works with meaning - this is how the author hopes to draw people's attention to the problems of gender stereotypes.
According to Nathan Vincent, in his work he explores gender rights and the challenge that any deviation from the prescribed norms is fraught with. His work raises the question of qualities traditionally considered masculine and feminine, and criticizes gender stereotypes by creating "masculine objects" through "feminine processes" such as knitting or crocheting. Among the author's works you can see hunting trophies, an ashtray, a set of tools, pistols, a lawn mower, canned beer … But perhaps the most unexpected and most "masculine" exhibit in his collection is a knitted urinal.
All of Nathan Vincent's knits are based on his childhood memories, which he associates with examples of masculinity. For example, garage workers repairing cars all day and watching football on Sundays; or his uncle, who was involved in bodybuilding and has always been for the boy the physical embodiment of courage and strength. “By crocheting objects associated with these masculine ideas, I break down the barriers of traditional gender permissiveness. These objects stop being rude and masculine, but become soft and attractive. They are associated with femininity."
Nathan began crocheting at the age of ten, and of his own free will. His mother showed him the basics, and the boy mastered further techniques on his own from books. In addition, the author knows how to sew, knit and draw well, but in the near future he plans to create with the help of a crochet hook.
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