During their residency at Greatmore Studios (Cape Town, South Africa), Alejandra and Philip found a correlation of interest in the body, the way it looks and the stereotypes imposed on, or voluntarily followed by indivi- duals. Both have worked in some way with hair:

 

“Hair is undoubtedly one of the strongest and most symbolic elements on the human body. Hair expresses the role or status of a person in society, whether it be sickness, old age, youth, beauty or ugliness. In spite of this, it is also easy and constantly discarded.”

 

Hair & Politics is a collaborative project between Alejandra and Philip, in which, through the simple process of cleaning  discarded cut hair collected from Barber Shops in South African Townships, seeks to give it a new value.