Human hair is shaped to be a social indicator between individuals to communicate their status and cultural affiliations. Although hair’s original state is characterized by richly diverse texture and colors, our idea of hair has been steadily standardized over the years by the cosmetics industry, media, and social conventions, making it akin to a uniform.
Hair Matter(s) is a platform for understanding hair as a medium to talk about the diversity of individuals and how it is essential to address the subject of democracy and an equality of all hair in society.
For this project composed of three jackets and hairpieces made out of human hair, Bizet exaggerates the hair statement of the model, to shape it as a trophy and claim visibility in a society increasingly standardized by a dominant model.