Las Pelilargas

Argentinian photographer Irina Werning has spent years travelling across South America for her ongoing project Las Pelilargas, documenting the women and girls for whom long hair is a proud cultural tradition.

What she found over nearly two decades was that traditions were evolving, with long hair functioning as both a mark of continuity and, in some cases, a subtle act of rebellion.…

“Over the years, I’ve realised that hair is much more than appearance – it carries identity, spirituality, family and time.”