This phase of the project focuses on the collection of women’s hair alongside storytelling. The act of collecting hair is informed by ideas of genetic transmission across generations. Coming from Nicosia, Cyprus, one of the few divided cities in the world, I situate the work within the context of inheritance.
Across many cultures, women’s hair is associated with beauty, dignity, purity, and social value. Cutting one’s hair is often linked to moments of rupture or trauma, events that mark irreversible changes in a woman’s life.
The project is conceptually informed by Judith Jarvis Thomson’s work which raises ethical questions surrounding bodily autonomy, moral responsibility, and the right to life. Drawing from this philosophical framework, Mind Split – Identical Twins explores how individual bodies, inherited histories, and moral agency intersect.