The Plait (2020) on a Rotterdam winter evening. It “is a steel sculpture by sculptor Kalliopi Lemos, known for her large-scale public installations. The upright plait of dark brown hair has a length of 6.5 meters in height. The Plait is part of her recent image series Tools of Endearment and reflects on the role of femininity in modern society. Cutting the hair plait alludes to a gesture of disobedience, a radically personal gesture against (patriarchal) coercion. But also it alludes to cutting off old ideas, to change, as an act of liberation and coming of age.”
https://www.sculptureinternationalrotterdam.nl/en/collection/the-plait/
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