"Hair started interesting me ever since I was a teenager when I discovered old braids of hair belonging to my mother and my aunt in my attic. I realized there was this part of us that would remain long after we are gone. Hair itself is amorphous, but you can shape it; it's inert and alive at once. On women's heads it's a sexual asset, but on her body, it's considered 'abject.' This organic matter holds so much cultural and personal significance. It's also interesting to observe how some people recoil at the presence of human hair, as if in the presence of a corpse."