Hair Installation
Installation of a series of natural hair ponytails donated anonymously by different individuals. Each lock of hair is attached directly to the white gallery walls, forming a sparse horizontal arrangement that extends across the corner of the space. Varying in length, texture, color, and density, the hair fragments function as traces of absent bodies, suggesting both individuality and collective presence.
The work explores themes of identity, memory, intimacy, and bodily materiality. Removed from their original owners and detached from the body, the donated ponytails become remnants that carry personal histories while remaining anonymous. Their presentation within a stark, minimal environment emphasizes the tension between presence and absence, transforming everyday biological matter into a contemplative sculptural and relational gesture.
By bringing together contributions from multiple anonymous donors, the installation creates a silent archive of human existence, where differences in appearance evoke diversity while anonymity dissolves individual narratives. The piece invites viewers to reflect on notions of belonging, vulnerability, care, loss, and the ways in which the body can persist as material memory beyond personal identification.