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Celebrating curly hair with portraits and life stories NewsColony A photographic exhibition in London is celebrating women’s textured hair using portraits, while sharing stories of their experiences of growing up and living with curly hair. The Curl Talk Project , founded in 2017 by Paris-born creative Johanna Yaovi, will be exhibited at Hoxton 253 gallery in London until 9 March. The project statement explains: “Coming from a diverse range of countries, backgrounds and ethnicities, women share their realities, and reveal what it means to have textured hair in a society where the standard is otherwise. “Characterised by struggle, pride, misunderstanding or unconditional love, these stories define what it means to be different because of an element that is still seen as a condition for beauty: hair.” Here is a selection of photos from the exhibition, featuring portraits of women from France and the UK, along with quotes about their hair. Aude, France Image copyright Curl Talk ...