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Nigaogemao
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2024
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Hair, Paper, Tape
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Hair, particularly that of women, has long been imbued with symbolic meaning throughout history. We are often praised for its beauty, investing time and resources into its care. Yet, when hair reaches the end of its lifespan or is influenced by physiological and psychological factors, it is unceremoniously discarded, its value diminished.
This dichotomy mirrors the broader societal treatment of women - praised for our appearances but dismissed when we no longer fit societal ideals. We are expected to conform to standards of beauty and cleanliness, yet our natural processes, such as shedding hair, are met with disdain and inconvenience.
Collecting and preserving these strands becomes an act of defiance against societal expectations and norms. It challenges the notion that women's experiences and contributions are trivial or disposable.
In contemporary Chinese, there is a slang expression, "你搞个毛," which translates to "What are you fucking doing?" or "What's the point?", but the direct translation will be "What are you fucking around the hair". Using hair as a metaphor to describe something useless or absurd. I confront the dismissive attitude embedded in expressions like "你搞个毛," which diminishes the significance of women's voices and experiences. Through this project, I reclaim agency over my narrative, elevating womanhood's ordinary and overlooked aspects to a place of significance and reverence. In doing so, I try to challenge the status quo and assert the inherent value of all women's experiences, no matter how seemingly mundane or trivial.
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Photo Credits: Richard Pence
Installation Art
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