ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Hair and hairstyles have always had a deep cultural, social and symbolic meaning for humans – far beyond their purely biological function.
In almost all cultures, they convey social and symbolic messages and, in many societies, indicate membership of groups, religions or social classes.
Haircuts or changes in hairstyle often mark transitions in life and are frequently used as an expression of protest or individuality.
My girlfriend's decision to cut off her long hair so that she could donate it to children with cancer for the production of wigs touched me deeply.
I realised that she was able to make this decision herself, unlike the children who will receive her hair.

AUTHOR
Lennard Grohn is a German photographic artist based in Frankfurt am Main.

He studied photography at the University of Fine Arts in Mainz, where his approach to light, drawing and composition was shaped. Working primarily in black and white, he develops long-term series that explore memory, intimacy and quiet transformation through a reduced, minimalist visual language.

His work moves between presence and absence, silence and emotional intensity, ranging from intimate portraits to poetic landscapes.
Alongside photography, he has a background in music as a drummer and percussionist, which informs his sense of rhythm and restraint.

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