THE HAIR PROJECT
CHICAGO - october 2024
collage
CHICAGO - october 2024
collage
EN
The Hair Project is a clandestine public installation created in the wicker park neighborhood of Chicago in October 2024 as part of my exchange at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Working on femininity and its symbols, my focus at the time was on hair. This project is part of a broader reflection on representations of women in popular culture and media : their silhouettes are immediately recognizable, yet stripped of individual identity.
How can this simplified silhouette be given space in streets dominated by male perspectives and fantasized images of women? The Hair Project explores the creation of new narratives within our everyday environments, while also complexifying these mass-consumed images. By slowing down the act of looking, it invites a closer examination of the underlying mechanisms that shape and reproduce them.
The Hair Project is a clandestine public installation created in the wicker park neighborhood of Chicago in October 2024 as part of my exchange at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Working on femininity and its symbols, my focus at the time was on hair. This project is part of a broader reflection on representations of women in popular culture and media : their silhouettes are immediately recognizable, yet stripped of individual identity.
How can this simplified silhouette be given space in streets dominated by male perspectives and fantasized images of women? The Hair Project explores the creation of new narratives within our everyday environments, while also complexifying these mass-consumed images. By slowing down the act of looking, it invites a closer examination of the underlying mechanisms that shape and reproduce them.
FR
The Hair Project est une installation publique clandestine réalisée dans le quartier de Wicker Park à Chicago en octobre 2024, dans le cadre de mon échange à la School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Travaillant sur la féminité et ses symboles, je me suis alors concentrée sur les cheveux. Ce projet s’inscrit dans une réflexion plus large sur les représentations des femmes dans la culture populaire et les médias : leurs silhouettes sont immédiatement reconnaissables, mais dénuées d’identité propre.
Comment donner une place à cette silhouette simplifiée dans des espaces urbains dominés par des regards masculins et des images fantasmées des femmes ? The Hair Project explore la création de nouveaux récits au sein de nos environnements quotidiens, tout en complexifiant ces images consommées en masse. En ralentissant le regard, il invite à examiner plus attentivement les mécanismes sous-jacents qui les façonnent et les reproduisent.