There are hundreds of thousands of hairs on your head, and each one is at a different stage of its
life, ranging from two to five years. Hair grows and dies in stages, and diet, stress, hygiene, and
daily styling all play a role in daily hair loss. Hair develops according to a specific growth cycle.
Each phase has specific characteristics that determine the length of the hair.
Hair grows about 1 centimeter per month during the anagen phase. It accounts for 90% of all hair
on one’s head.
Body hair has different types, including vellus hair and terminal hair, each with its own cell
structure. This diverse structure gives hair unique properties that serve specific purposes, mainly
heat (unnecessary for modern humans) and physical protection.
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The theme of my art project is survival, memory, and sustainability. I use human hair as the longest-
lasting matter after death, storing memory, information, and genetic code. I use hair to create art
objects that speak to the fundamental themes of human existence, ecology, being, as well as
domestic life. I take the objects I create both seriously and ironically, and there is no doubt that they
encode a wide spectrum of perception and analysis of the work of art. The objects I create – a
sweater, baby clothes, a bedspread, and toys – will be made from human hair, with an emphasis on
the spiritual, genetic, and historical connection between generations. The objects I am creating
appeal to usability, but they are not applied design products.
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All the people that are around you, inspire you. Do you agree? During quarantine, I didn’t feel any human presence for a long time and it made me sad. I understood the importance of sharing your ideas with others. A short conversation can inspire you to change something in your life. Most of the time inspiration comes from strangers rather than your friends. I call it collaboration. Another part of my project is hair. In mythology, history and in Lithuanian mythology hair represents power, energy. I’ve asked people around me to share their hair strands with me. They gave me them. I am very grateful for it. I’m very inspired that they were so open to me. It was a very delicate and intimate act to share a part of their body with me. I had been wearing it for a half year till the moment the dread fell off. Without a special goodbye.
