2023 List of students

Manguila Husikama Axelle

Hairitage

Interior design

2023

Hairitage is a project that draws its inspiration from the rich history of African braiding, which is at once a sign of social identity, a language and a cryptic cartography on the head. The project explores the multiple possibilities of the art of braiding, which is all too often demonized and appropriated. As an Afro hairdresser myself, my primary intention is to celebrate the cultural and artistic heritage of these hairstyles through sculptural hair creations worn like crowns, which thus become symbols of pride.

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Photography: © Julien Sales