Pelo Malo – Bad Hairis a visual poem exploring the duality of curly hair’s cultural narrative, depicting the tension between self-expression and imposed beauty standards. Opening with a silent exchange between a hairstylist and the artist’s hair, it highlights the stylist’s unspoken wish to embrace her own textured hair, free from societal expectations. This layered journey captures the struggle of “fixing” natural hair to meet norms, only to reveal that true transformation lies in redefining our stories about beauty and belonging.
Pelo Malo – Bad Hair
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Massiel Alfonso
Massiel Alfonso is a multidisciplinary artist, award-winning author, poet, educator, and community event curator who uses her voice and art to inspire, change, and challenge the status quo. As a spoken word artist and Creative Director, she takes personal experiences and transforms them into powerful stories that amplify voices often left unheard, calling for healing awareness, and action.