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HAARÂ
︙Séphora Joannes


Photo, Video, Music editing / Art direction / Scenography ~ Staging — since 2012



A video celebrating 10 years oƒ HAARÂ — 2022
hair art: Séphora Joannes / sound: Sissy Akoma / video editing: Klēlo



HAARÂ* is an ancestralfuturistic karibbean kosmos created in 2012 by Séphora Joannes, a visual and hair artist, where hair art, sculptures, drawings, photographs and artistic wanderings — conceived and artistically directed in co-creation with Clairelaurā {klēlo} — intertwine.

〜*HAARÂ → HAAR: Hair in german. RÂ: Rê or Râ, god oƒ the solar disk in Egyptian mythology. In Coptic (Afro-Asian language, descendant oƒ ancient Egyptian) means “the one who does”. Haara: The name Haara is a Hindu girl name that means "Blessed by a Goddess".








1) HAARÂ with FANM ATA, 2021  2) Mama Féephora, photo by Klēlo  3) AUTRES-MERS by HAARÂ, 2013  4) Drawing by Klēlo in tribute to J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, 2014  5) HAARÂ at Boucles d’Ébène, 2015  6) HAARÂ with Patricia Essong photo by Mehdi Sefrioui, 2017  7) 8) 9) HAARÂ photography, 2015






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HAARÂ
TRIBUTE TO
J.D. ’OKHAI OJEIKERE

Artistic wandering / Staging — 2014






An ancestral futuristic karibbean journey through the Aimé Césaire Cultural Park, featuring twelve Haarâ queens embodying the heritage oƒ African hair art sculpted by Séphora Joannes and staged by Klēlo ƒor the 43rd Fort-de-France Cultural Festival, in tribute to J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere.












Unusual hairstyles — sculpted hair that recalls the styles oƒ various African nomadic peoples. A surprising presentation with a beautifully contemporary approach.

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Cultural Festival oƒ Fort-de-France





Specifications
media: art direction, sound, staging
duration: 20 minutes
space: Aimé Césaire Cultural Park
time: 07 / 2014
Credits
art direction: Séphora Joannes, Klēlo
hair art: Séphora Joannes
makeup art: Bénédicte Guillaume
music selection, staging: Klēlo
photography: Firmafromina, Klēlo [ editing ]
production: SERMAC






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HAARÂ
WITH
FANM ATA

Photography — 2021






Specifications
media: art direction, photography
space: Xwé Kilombo
time: 2021
Credits
jewelry: Fanm Ata
hair art: Séphora Joannes
makeup: Jay Asani
photography: Klēlo






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HAARÂ
ANLARIÂ

Artistic wandering / Drawing / Scenography / Photography — 2022






Specifications
media: art direction, drawing, music selection, scenography, photography
space: Lanvil Wanakaera
time: 2022
Credits
hair art, performance: Séphora Joannes
jewelry: Fanm Ata
makeup: Élodie Joannes
jenipa tatoo: Tomeskä
drawing, music selection, staging, photography: Klēlo






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HAARÂ
WITH
NIYABJA

Chimen Chyen Visualizer — 2025








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HAARÂ
KRIATURÂ

Artistic wandering / Scenography / Staging — 2020




Specifications
media: art direction, costume design, scenography
space: lawonn ansestral
time: 2020
Credits
hair art: Séphora Joannes
makeup: Élodie Joannes
singer~musician live: Niyabja
costume design, scenography, staging: Klēlo

[ not my photographs ]






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HAARÂ
AUTRES-MERS

Artistic wandering / Staging / Photography — 2013






Specifications
media: art direction, music selection, staging, photography editing
space: Savigny-le-Temple
time: 2013
Credits
hair art: Séphora Joannes
makeup art: Akossiwoa
photography: Aurélie Flamand, Klēlo [ editing ]
music selection, staging: Klēlo






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HAARÂ
1st SHOW

Artistic wandering / Staging — 2012






Specifications
media: art direction, music selection, staging
space: Paris 11e
time: 2012
Credits
hair art: Séphora Joannes
makeup: Blakia Beauty
music selection, staging: Klēlo [ not my photographs ]





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Lyannaj with ︎︎︎ FANM ATA + NIYABJA

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