Hair Piece

14inches x 10inches

welded steel and artificial hair

This piece is about a personal safety connection to hair. Since the beginning of human life, early people's sole need for hair was to keep them warm and protect their skull. Today hair still keeps us warm, but it has become more of an accessory rather than a part of our bodies. For many people, hair is a comfort blanket to make them feel less exposed. This feeling of fear of losing hair is a very primitive and subconscious thought. To lose hair makes most people feel self-conscious. Therefore, wigs and hair growth formulas are made to give the illusion of hair growth. I used long hair, because with age people experience hair thinning and hair loss.