Nice Hair, Shame About Your Face (2017-19)

Trying To Figure It All Out, One Pic At A Time

Dance Artist And Choreographer

Always Hungry

Bird On A Wire

I Fucking Hate Instagram

Scenes From An Imaginary Film

Happiness Is A State Of Mind

Like A Dream And A Show So Is This World

Obsessive Sun Hunter II

Observer Dreamer

Nice Hair, Shame About Your Face takes its title from a comment that a 'friend' made to me around the age of 9.

Full quote: You know Jocelyn, you have such nice hair… shame about your face.

After seeing ‘before and after’ pictures of a woman on Instagram where the after had been unrealistically edited, I thought about the pressure that people now feel to look beautiful both online and in real life. Not long after that I discovered the world of selfie editing apps where you can change every physical aspect of yourself, though I was more interested in my face due to comments such as the name of the series. This series is an exploration of those apps.

(This is a selection of images from the series)

Below are examples of images that have hashtags.

In 2019 I started to experiment more with writing by using hashtags and writing poems on my Instagram content.

#ArtLover

#GlitteryEyebrow
#EyebrowsAreWeird
#IveThoughtAboutBleachingMineBefore
#ButThenTheyWouldBeEvenWeirder
#AndWhatAboutWhenTheyGrowOut
#ThatsWhyIveNeverBleachedMyHair
#WhenIWasYoungerIWasSnowBlonde
#IsItBlondAndBlondeInEnglishLikeItIsInFrench
#AndIWonderWhatIdLookLikeIfIWasThatBlondeNow
#ButAgainIHaventGotTheTimeForTheMaintenance
#OrTheEnergy
#OrMaybeImJustLazy
#ImAwareOfHowManyPixFromThisProjectWereMadeInBed
#NotGoingToLieItWasQuiteNice
#ButNowIHaveLoadsOfLyingDownPicturesInTheProject
#AndTheOrderingIsABitAnnoying
#HeadboardHere
#HeadboardThere
#PillowsEverywhere

#25thApril2019

Some Laughing Along The Way

#SomeLaughingAlongTheWay
#AndSomeCrying
#WellIFeelLikeIHaventCriedInAWhile
#ButIHaveATerribleMemory
#AndAWeekFeelsLikeAMonthToMe
#Anyways
#ThinkIveGotThePhotographyBluesAgain
#CoincenceOfWordingAndHairColouring
#PhotographyBlues
#MaybeItsAMonthlyFeelingMaybeMoreFrequent
#MaybeIllBlameItOnMyHormonesLikeEverythingElse
#ThatFeelingOfWhatsItAllFor
#ThatFeelingOfWhyDoIBother
#ButThenThatFeelingOfWhatElseWouldIDo
#FollowedByANeedToCreate
#AndAFeelingOfWhoCaresWhatEveryoneElseThinks
#AndAcknowledgingThatItGivesMeSomeKindOfPurposeInThisWeirdWorld
#AndAsLongAsILikeWhatImMakingThenItsAllGood
#FollowedByAFeelingThatIShouldBeMakingWorkThatHelpsOtherPeopleMore
#WellMaybeItHelpsSomeoneInSomeWay
#IsThatEnoughThough
#IsAnythingEverEnough
#MyPersonalityTypeApparentlyIsAdvocateButIThinkThatsALie

#11thApril2019

These Are The Days Of Miracle And Wonder

#TheseAreTheDaysOfMiracleAndWonder

#IDidntKnowThatWasAPaulSimonSong

#WellLuckilyIveNeverClaimedToBeHisNumberOneFan

#ListeningToItNowAndIRecogniseIt

#StillNotHisNumberOneFan
#ImNotSayingIDontLikeHim
#ButImNoStan

#ThatNameMustBeAnnoyingForSomeoneCalledStan

#WhatHappensIfStanStansSomeone
#IGuessJustThat

#ButWhoWouldStanStanIfStanStannedSomeone
#WouldStanStanStanLee
#Possibly
#WouldStanStanStanLaurel
#HeMayWell
#ThatOnlyRhymesIfYourePoshOrThinkYoureFancy
#LikeMeTryingToPronounceSorrel

#WhatAboutStanTucciWouldStanStanStanTucci
#HisNameIsStanleyTucci
#ISawHimInRegentsParkOnce
#TrueStory

#4thApril2019

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