The exhibition was brought to Curacao on purpose by Marlynella Conception, the founder of Kuralicious. In an interview with the program Mainte of Direct TV she indicated that the goal was to inform a wider audience about the care of frizzy hair, the versatility of hairstyles, but also to reveal the deeper sensitivities and history.
The event was opened with Drs. Mireille Liong as keynote speaker. For a select group of guests, the Social Entrepreneur brought the unwritten history of afro hair to life by reading from the eponymous book Bad Hair Uprooted, the Untold History of Black Follicles.
That the audience was impressed by both the portraits and the history was evident from the article in Amigoe, the international newspaper for Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Under the headline “Bad Hair Does Not Exist” the newspaper not only reported the words from the keynote, but also included a photo from the exhibition of a Surinamese girl with braids, taken at Fort Zeelandia.
Of the 25 portraits that the organization had printed on canvas, five showed Surinamese hairstyles. Like all the photos belonging to the exhibition, these were also shot by Liong himself, with the aim of both highlighting the beauty of frizzy hair and raising awareness for the unequal rights when it comes to hair.
More information about the exhibition and where it will be on display in the future can be found at kroeshaar.com.
Hairstyle created by Diana Neiman
TV News Anchor Sherida Asinga with Dreadlocs
Hairstyle made by Johanna from the Hair Box
Natural Hair in Spiky Twists
