TO LOVE IS TO TAKE
MEDIUM: HUMAN HAIR, EMBROIDERY ON FABRIC
‘Paying homage to the late Victorian tradition, TO LOVE IS TO TAKE is comprised of an arrangement of locks of human hair taken as mementos from lovers, more platonic than romantic, because to love it to take (and to take and to take).’
Dakota Warren, 25, London - UK ✯ IG: @dakota__warren & TT: @sp3llb00k
“Lady Dakota, aka Nowhere Girl, is a poetess and performer who climbed out of the depths of an overly religious rural Australia and hasn’t stopped running since. She eats words for breakfast, listens exclusively to Chet Baker in autumn, and was crowned bCreators Book Creator Of The Year 2023. ON SUN SWALLOWING (finalist for Goodreads Choice Best Poetry Book 2022) is her debut poetry collection and NOWHERE GIRL COLLECTIVE is her freshly birthed baby. Her debut novel is currently hurtling towards earth like an asteroid.”