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The deeply personal story of artist, activist, and influencer Laetitia Ky, told through the powerful sculptures she creates with her own hair that embrace Black culture and beauty, the fight for social justice, and the journey toward self-love.
Laetitia Ky is a one-of-a-kind artist, activist, and creative voice based in Ivory Coast, West Africa. With the help of extensions, wool, wire, and thread, Ky sculpts her hair into unique and compelling art pieces that shine a light on, and ignite conversation around, social justice. Her bold and intimate storytelling, which she openly shares with her extensive social media audience, covers issues like:
• Sexism and internalized misogyny
• Racial oppression
• Reproductive rights and consent
• Harmful beauty standards
• Shame and its corrosive effect on mental health
• And more
Love and Justice is equal parts memoir, artwork, and feminist manifesto. Ky’s striking words, combined with 135 remarkable photographs, offer empowerment and inspiration. She emerges from her exploration of justice and equality with a message of self-love, showing readers the path to loving themselves and their bodies, expressing their voices, and feeling more confident.
Through this celebration of women’s empowerment, Ky extends a generous invitation to love ourselves, embrace our unique beauty, and to work toward a more just world.
From the Publisher
A Message to Readers from Laetitia Ky…
“Those of us who have been historically invisible are rising up to share our wisdom and our beauty with the world.
My art is inspired by elements in the world around me: politics, social movements, feminism, body positivity, natural beauty, African aesthetics, random images and sound, my feelings, and so much more.
With this book, I hope to show the world, especially young women, that anything is possible with hard work, determination, and passion for what you do. In celebrating our beauty, we are fierce champions of a more inclusive and equitable world.” – Laetitia Ky
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press (April 5, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1648960529
ISBN-13 : 978-1648960529
Item Weight : 1.7 pounds
Dimensions : 7.25 x 0.85 x 9.75 inches
