Dre uses hair as her medium to convey new and evolved manifestations of her experiences as a Black Femme.
Black referring to the identity of all people within the African diaspora and Femme as it describes a queer identity within the LGBTQIA community.
To many outside Black culture, hair could be considered a unconventional medium. But Black people have been using hair as a tool of artistic
expression since they were Africans. In Black, African, and other cultures of color, hair can signify ones age, social status, or religious affirmations.
Dre’s art maintains this significance of expression, while illuminating textured hair’s supernatural abilities. It evokes a sense of nostalgia that
illuminates pride where the experiences of Black and/or Femmes are usually devalued, silenced, misunderstood, stolen, and profited from.