I am working on three sculptures titled " Fried Hair " depicting the long standing cultural effects of white hair on African American communities. Fake, synthetic, unnatural hair made to look like and behave like European/ Asian hair is not insignificant in a lopsided image era. Extensions, weaves and wigs as normal, needed and natural obsession is crazy behavior. Is hair a powerful, seductive and mystical revolutionary tool, still in operation?
"Madame Walker Didn't Live Here" by John T. Reddick Attributes the Harlem Renaissance as an example in time when white hair adaptations became necessary for many reasons. Furthermore, and prior to the Harlem Renaissance Madame Walker became the first black woman to successfully capitalized on urban-hood, vanity, and values related to reforming and modifying black hair.
My work "Fried Hair" is about longevity, assimilation and hair worship.
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