Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

For Michelle Law, the signs of alopecia started emerging when she was a baby, but it wasn’t until the beginning of high school that she lost her hair entirely.

Since that time, she’s her feelings have evolved toward the unpredictability of this condition, one which manifests in parallel with moments of deep psychological change.

A story about transformation and the psychological fallout of overt physical change, and that touches on ideas of gender, beauty and desirability.
Story: Michelle Law
Artwork: Meeghan O’Shea
Sound: Timothy Nicastri / Luke Mynott
Animation: Gabriel Clark / Benjamin Zaugg

Titles: Matt Taylor, The Explainers

Producers for Radio With Pictures: Gabriel Clark / Que Minh Luu
Producer for RN: Jesse Cox

This was produced for ABC RN's Radiotonic's Radio With Pictures series.