Hair Extension is a material experiment that transforms hot glue into something resembling strands of hair.

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The work was created for an exhibition opportunity awarded to Shinzato following her Student Award win at the Enjoia’t Contemporary Jewellery Competition in Barcelona. While experimenting with a glue gun in preparation for the exhibition, she noticed that the stretched glue began to resemble strands of hair.

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Working with this accidental quality, Shinzato continued stretching, layering and accumulating the material until it developed into a wearable form made entirely from hot glue. Rather than beginning with a fixed concept, Hair Extension emerged through the process of making, allowing the behaviour of the material itself to determine its final form.