CBT (CODING : BRAIDING : TRANSMISSION) IS A COLLABORATIVE INSTALLATION WITH ARTIST AND WRITER TAMAR CLARKE-BROWN. CBT EXPLORES THE POTENTIAL DYNAMIC BETWEEN BRAIDING HAIR AND CODING AS A TOOL FOR SENDING ENCRYPTED MESSAGES AND RESISTIVE POLITICAL ACTION.

THE INSTALLATION COMPRISES OF WOMEN BRAIDING EACH OTHERS’ HAIR IN A LINE WEARING GOPRO CAMERAS. THEIR HAND MOTIONS ARE PICKED UP BY ANOTHER CAMERA WHICH TAKES THE PATTERNS AND TURNS THEM INTO PIECES OF CODE.

THE PROJECT BEGAN AS A LECTUR PERFORMANCE AT THE TATE BRITAIN AND DEBUTED AT PROTEIN STUDIOS ON 1ST NOVEMBER 2017