In her work, Mountainaire Hotel, artist Jessica Wohl covered the stairs of an abandoned Arkansas hotel in synthetic hair. âI liked thinking that the building had actually been alive the entire time it was abandoned as if it had been growing hair for the last 20 years. This device also creates a sense of mystery, fear and uncertainty, akin to what one might feel in a haunted houseâ.
Nancy Cunard was a poet, political activist, muse and style icon. I recommend this link if you want to get familiar with her works : /nancy-cunard/poems.html
ChloĂ« Sevigny dressed as Joan of Arc at Gemma Ward's Imperia Vodka Halloween Party at Rose Bar, New York, 2007 âI found the dress at a flea market in Paris⊠The armor I ordered online. The hardest element to find was the Walkman, which was my nod to the Joan of Arc reference in The Smiths song âBigmouth Strikes Again.â I must have gone to five or more Salvation Armies searching for one. I could only find a Panasonic. Smiths purists called me out and said it wasnât a ârealâ Walkman, because it wasnât a Sony. What nitpickers!â
Musical Tableau
June 1914: Miss Felicity Tree, Miss Nancy Cunard, Lady Violet Charteris and Lady Diana Manners (later Lady Diana Cooper) in the musical tableau ' La Damoiselle Elue' at the French Embassy, London.
Back in the 19th century, hair jewelry functioned as a keepsake of the dead and as memento mori, since the wearer was constantly reminded to lead a good life because death was an ever-present possibility and could strike without any warning. It was common that more hair would be added to the jewelry when additional friends or relatives passed away.
