Beauty in trasition
A beauty salon which provides beauty services to people living in homeless shelters
Initiator(s)
Jody Wood
Description
The project consists of a mobile hair salon built inside an old ice cream truck. The pop-up salon provides beauty services to people living in homeless shelters, including hair wash, cut, and color from a team of volunteer stylists. While offering access to a cosmetic service may seem unessential for people who always negotiate for basic services, ‘Beauty in Transition’ provides a space where people feel dignified by choosing self-representation.
Goals
To provide cosmetic services to people living in homeless shelters.
Beneficial outcomes
People can have cosmetic services for free. By experiencing an ‘unnecessary’ service they may re-access a part of their forgotten identity linked to how they appear in society.
Location
US
Users
People living in homeless shelters
Maintained by
A Blade of Grass, Brooklyn Arts Council, Asian Arts Initiative, ArtPlace America, the Visual Artist Network Exhibition Residency, Esopus Foundation.
Duration
2006 - ongoing
Category
Scientific
Pedagogical
Politics
Urban Development
Economy
Environment
Social
