BEAUTY IS INHERENTLY POLITICAL. THE WAY WE WEAR OUR HAIR CAN COMMUNICATE IDENTITY, BELONGING, AUTONOMY, PROTEST, AND REFUSAL. ACROSS CULTURES AND THROUGHOUT HISTORY, HAIR HAS BEEN BOTH A SITE OF CONTROL AND A MEANS OF RESISTING IT. IDEAS OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED “PROFESSIONAL“,“APPROPRIATE,” OR “BEAUTIFUL” ARE RARELY NEUTRAL, OFTEN REFLECTING LARGER SYSTEMS OF RACE, GENDER, CLASS, AND POWER.
HAIR AS RESISTANCE EXPLORES WHAT IT MEANS TO RECLAIM THAT CHOICE. THROUGH HAIR, BEAUTY, AND IMAGE-MAKING, THE PROJECT CELEBRATES THE FREEDOM TO DECIDE HOW WE WANT TO BE SEEN AND THE POWER OF SHOWING UP AS OUR MOST AUTHENTIC SELVES.
PHOTOGRAPHY Britt Teasdale @britt.teas + Kelsey O’Brien @kelsey.christina.obrien
MAKE-UP by Ashley Harris @metamorpheuss + Kelly Bush @kellybush_goldustwoman
HAIR by Emily Katz @emmykatzhair + Kelly Bush @kellybush_goldustwoman + Chelsea Rosauer @chelsrosehour + Bella Centeno @beefcutshair
MODELS Rebekah Cross @risraelcross + Ziggy Ziegelmueller @zig_or_rat + Briana Sanchez @ez_brizy + Farnaz Khosh-Sirat @farnaz.khoshsirat + Valentina Gutierrez @valentinugh + Fingy (Natalie Finfer) @fingyisme
CREATIVE CONSULTANT Tara Shanahan @tarashanahan
LOCATIONS Goldust Studios @golduststudios + South Facing Windows @southfacingwindows
