2003-03-21

The thick, shiny auburn hair has been brushed, combed and plaited so that it cannot be blown into the face when out of doors. In the brush, the hairs remain that were pulled out by brushing, thoroughly entangled in the brush bristles. When they have been removed, they are placed in the palm of the hand and rolled between the hands, as when one moulds clay into a ball. They are bundled together by this, and by a movement of the hand one may choose between the spherical form, or a more oblong one. The space of the bundle will, however, always remain airy and light, for the lines of each hair describe their own orbit – they contain tension and flexibility, so their density is limited. Within the form a certain space has come into existence, which is a world of its own. Each one of the many lines that designate the form contains infinite information. They contain data on the personal appearance and physical build of ancestors. In their modesty they even contain predictions of the qualities of unborn descendants.