BY:FLORA LYIMO ~ AFRICAN STYLE HAIR IN MIAKA YA SITINI KULE NIGERIA'' ILA I THINK HATA TANZANIA HIZI ZILIKUWEPO ''WHAT YOU SAY MY TANZANIANS'' JE MLISUKA HIVI AU MNASUKA WATOTO WENU HIVI NOW''SEND US YOUR PHOTOS AND KAHABARI''

'Sculptures for a day': Nigerian photographer J.D. Okhai Ojeikere snapped over 1,000 photos of the hairstyles he saw on the street'

Upbraided: Ojeikere took photos of the styles he saw worn by women in the street, or in offices, or at marriage celebrations''

From tightly wound cones, buns, and curls to even more architectural designs, Hairstyles, as Ojeikere's series is called, showcases a great range of styles.
Shot in black and white, the photos tread a fine line between portraiture and abstraction. They also seem rife with allusion; one woman's look recalls the gently sloping lines and sharp edges of much of Frank Gehry's architecture.
Flora Lyimo ~say~ Nakumbuka huu msuko wa hivi sisi tulikuwa tunauita KILIMANJARO ''Lakini mimi sikusuka kabisa,yani tangu shuleni tulipokuwa hatusuki nywele ,basi nilipomaliza shule mwaka 1989 nilikuwa si suki na wala sikukaa Kijijini nilienda Mujini kule Nairobi na ndiko nikaanza kusuka mistari'' na Rasta' 

Architectural lines: Ojeikere's portraits demand to be viewed in the abstract''

Medusa-like: Captivating squiggles intersect with tightly wound curls''

But in contrast to the permanence of architecture, for Ojeikere, these look are 'sculptures for a day.' 
'All these hairstyles are ephemeral. I want my photographs to be noteworthy traces of them,' he says.
'I always wanted to record moments of beauty, moments of knowledge. Art is life. Without art, life would be frozen.'

Buns galore: This look has a fun polka dot effect

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