Violet Bond for Achetez de l'Art, PARIS: Hair

For me, there has always been something profoundly human about hair. It embodies the power of femininity, the defiance of Western beauty standards, and the celebration of the beauty found in adult women with all their strength.

This piece explores the potency of our hair, highlighting how women have utilised their hair to convey stories across generations and emphasising the cultural and political taboos that can be attributed to something as seemingly simple as hair.

A self portrait made on Dalabon country in the Northern Territory, Australia. I pay my respect to the Traditional Owners of the land and their Elders, past, present and emerging.