DEEPER CUT is a performance piece and exhibition by TKE Performance Artist Fellow and multi-disciplinary artist Keziah (Ziah Ziah). Developed during her residency at TKE Studios, this new work is an immersive exploration of hair, self-expression, healing, ritual, and relationships, drawing from her 15+ years as a hairdresser.

Through sound, music, film, and sculpture, Keziah transforms the salon into a portal of transformation—where hair becomes both canvas and ritual, and where the intimate exchange between hairdresser and client reveals layers of identity, trust, and change.

“I made this piece as a homage to the trade. The more I explored it, the more I uncovered the immense depth of what we do—how hairdressing holds space for healing, creation, and even magic in an everyday pursuit.” – Ziah Ziah

The salon is more than a space for styling—it is a stage for reinvention, a mirror for self-perception, and a place where conversations unfold with raw honesty. Every cut carries meaning: the shedding of an old self, the marking of a new beginning, the weight of transformation.

Join us for this one-night performance and exhibition, where the ritual of the salon takes center stage in an immersive, multi-sensory experience.