Time During the United States - hours, minutes, seconds, 2020, 8”x8”x0.5”, hair on drywall
Time During the United States - Can time solve things, 2018, 31”x 40”x 0.5”, hair on drywall
Time During the United States - measuring time, 2018, 32.5”x30.5”, hair on drywall
Time During The United States is an ongoing hair drawing series that is a record of time after the artist moved to the United States. As the artist’s hair was dyed blond before she moved to the United States, the blond part of her hair becomes an indication of the past and the newly grown root that is black becomes an indication of the accumulated time in the United States. The phrase, Can Time Solve Things, is drawn using only the black roots of the artist’s hair and its size increases in proportion to time.
Hair is the part of the body that represents time. The length of hair represents the near past, and the roots of the hair represent the far past in that it holds accumulated information of the body. The hairs that fall off are similar to immigrants in that they share information about the origin. Immigrants are interconnected by sharing their culture and history. The length of my hair represents the time since I came here. But that time is an extension of someone's time before I came.
In order to write a word/number with hair, the maker’s hand and the pose of their body must move sensitively according to the elasticity and softness of the hair. The body accommodates the characteristics of hair. The artist holds their body stationary until the glue dries to draw each stroke. This process is similar to learning a new language for the first time. A body that endures, a body that is stiff, and a body that is eventually adapted are also the body of someone who came before me.
