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Shaggy
hair, hair curlers -160 x 60 x 50 cm
photo by Mie Cornoedus
2000
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I made this enormous wig as a comment on Indonesian hair culture. The ‘shaggy' haircut is very trendy and still dominating most girls' hair models in rural Java. This creates a uniform look. Hair is an important part of our identity (covered or uncovered) and much time is spent in beauty salons.

>> Exhibited at: Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung (2008)