Artist Peppermint Sandy has opened 'Hype Hair,' a wearable art exhibition at the Atrium Gallery in the Orange County Administration Center in downtown Orlando. The show features vibrant hair sculptures inspired by Sandy's Haitian heritage and her personal relationship with Black hair, exploring how Black hair has historically served as art, communication, and survival. The exhibition is free and runs through June 25.
The exhibition matters because it centers Black women's experiences and beauty rituals within a public institutional space, using wearable art to reclaim narratives around Black hair. By referencing the magazine 'Hype Hair' as a rare source of positive representation, Sandy connects her work to broader cultural conversations about identity, visibility, and self-affirmation for Black women and girls.