If you haven’t heard of Laetitia KY, it’s about time you check out her Instagram profile immediately. She makes unbelievable masterpieces using a very special tool – her own hair.
Laetitia has always been interested in hair styling, but one day a unique photo series caught her eye. It was a compilation of different hairstyles of African women from different tribes. “They were giant, and I wondered how you could do that with hair,” she recalled.
Since then, she has been sharing her show-stopping hairstyles with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram. According to Laetitia, she can spend anywhere from a few minutes to half a day on some of her artworks. She uses a few extra materials to help her out, including wires, pins, and fabrics.
The amazing artist uses these awesome hairstyles as a unique medium to express herself and her immense creativity. “I want people to see me not just as the girl who just uses her hair, but as a creative and versatile person — because I am,” she told Buzzfeed in an interview. “I’m very happy that lots of people are sharing my art. It encourages me a lot, but at the same time, I feel a bit of pressure from the expectations for my future work. I really hope I will be up to it!”