In Loving Care, Janine Antoni mopped the floor of the gallery - Antoni’s main focus combines the everyday task of mopping the floor with ideas of the power dynamic. #lovingcare#hair#feminism
When the hemp paper has opened a pair of sandals was discovered. Taking a closer look at the sandals they discovered human hair had been weaved right in with hemp to form the sandals. On the paper wrapping, they could decipher sentences like with my hair, I weave this.
As a symbol of love or hope, a loved one would weave their own hair with hemp to make shoes for an ill person. The shoes are a stunning display of love lasting over 400 years. #korea#humanhair#ancientradition
Korean archaeologists exhumed the partially mummified remains of Eung-tae, a male member of an ancient clan. The tomb was dated to the mid to late 1500s. Burial note was written on hemp paper wrapped around hemp/hair sandals.
The most popular hair coloring in ancient Rome was blond, which was associated with the exotic and foreign appearance of people from Gaul, present-day France & Germany. Roman prostitutes were required by law to dye their hair blond in order to set themselves apart.
#historyofhair
You go to the hair salon, and you cut your hair. You look and feel good. Your waste is no longer waste. We can finally make ourselves useful for ourselves, not at the expense of others. At the end of the day, you’re either part of the problem or part of the solution. #solution