This phase of the project focuses on the collection of women\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across many cultures, women\u2019s hair is associated with beauty, dignity, purity, and social value. Cutting one\u2019s hair is often linked to moments of rupture or trauma, events that mark irreversible changes in a woman\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project is conceptually informed by\u00a0Judith Jarvis Thomson’s work which raises ethical questions surrounding bodily autonomy, moral responsibility, and the right to life. Drawing from this philosophical framework,\u00a0Mind Split \u2013 Identical Twins<\/em>\u00a0explores how individual bodies, inherited histories, and moral agency intersect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This phase of the project focuses on the collection of women\u2019s 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\u2019s hair […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,56,50,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dithyramb","category-hydra","category-performances","category-serpent-and-lily"],"yoast_head":"\n