Hairstylist Janice Mascarenhas weaves paths to the future via her braids
TextOde The Brazilian artist and braider shares how the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé religion inspires her work and the challenges of expanding western perspectives that ignore creatives from the global south As the daughter of a manicurist, who dreamed of being a hairdresser, but unfortunately never had the money to invest in a course, BrazilianhairstylistJanice Mascarenhas grew up around the salon where her mother worked. “Although it is often a hostile environment, it is also a place that has the power of mutation,” says the Rio-born artist, currently top 5 on Newlife.ai, the cryptocurren...