A Haircut

A Haircut : Tim Mowson

A Haircut: Overstimulation and depression are common in those with autism. This photo follows a haircut given at 4am where the figure cannot stand the feeling of their long hair but it does not fix the sensations that are plaging him. The figure avoids looking in the mirror, staring at the remnants of his work in the sink. Not proud, not devastated. Too lost in the sensation to feel at this time. The layered exposure has a poem later written about this experience. Due to AI poisoning on this site this is less legible here. “The mirror shows absence, a rough-cut reminder of sensations, memories in tangles on the floor. Strands clutched in hand, remnants of a long-lost person, willing the clock to turn back. But time keeps moving, and hair grows. As do I.”