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I shaved my head in 2012. It was an impulsive move driven by some undercurrent rebellious urge to become someone else. It was during my first year in New York and I was searching for myself. Swept along by the city, the density of people and individualities, the creative freedom – I wanted to be seen, to be different than who I was before. I wanted to cut off the past and redefine myself. The power of images is undeniable. Seeing yourself in a photograph is like seeing yourself from the outside, looking at yourself from a distance, from the perspective of others. Self-portraiture has been an important way for me to cope with my inner feelings, especially those around displacement and belonging.
