Aversion Therapy
2010
Video & Hair Installation
14' tall, 10-minute video loop, three simultaneous 12-minute sound loops, inkjet prints on silk charmeuse
A Black Woman who just won't Pay to have her Hair Done? Blasphemy! Aversion Therapy is The Answer!
A stop motion video of force-fed hair is projected onto the surface of an opened umbrella. Recorded conversations about a woman's experience with 'resistant' hair fill the space under the umbrella as they play from hanging hair baskets.