My Mother's Hair (detail)
Uta Bekaia
mixed media installation, tapestry,canvas, wood, human hair, acrylic paint, semiprecious rhinestones
2015
150x150 cm.
Photo: from Artisterium N8 Catalog, What's On Your Mind, 2015
The installation investigates the synthesis of the animal origins and the intellectual thinking of a human being. The hair, as a symbol of animalistic beginnings in humans, represents both masculinity and femininity at the same time. It’s an attempt to investigate subconscious ties between one’s heritage, knowledge, instinct, and sexuality.