MANIFESTATION FOR SEWING
A PEA BLANKET

1. Have respect for every pea.

2. Each pea must be treated with the same amount of care and mindfulness, be calm when sewing peas.

3. Dip the peas in hot water before sewing, so they lose their frozen shape.

4. Use a fine needle, don‘t treat each stitch as an injury but as a treatment.

5. Peas are divas, let them go when they want to go.

6. Sew the peas together into a solid structure, a cohesion that is stronger than the individual alone.

7. Sometimes your fingers will get cold, sometimes your skin will swell, you will prick yourself, ignore these sensibilities, the peas are more important than you.

8. Be aware from the beginning on that you will have to throw away the pea blanket, a few hours after putting it together. Don‘t be sad about it, don‘t try to hold on.

9. Peas are vain, they only want to be shown in their freshest moment and not seen in their decay, respect that.

10. Sew individual segments of 900 peas together. When a segment is finished, freeze it again until you have sewn 28 segments. Sew them together at the end.

11. When you part with the peas, do it well.

12. Again, try not to hold on.

13. Have respect for each pea.

MANIFESTATION FOR SEWING A PEA BLANKET
25,200 Frozen peas, nylon thread, 88x154 cm, 2018