Overview

"Paradox of Control" explores Maddie Hepner's personal experience of trichotillomania (a disorder characterised by compulsive hair pulling) and draws parallels between the disorder and modern anxieties surrounding rapidly evolving emergent technologies, digital fatigue, and personal health in the digital age.

Image credit: Maddie Hepner Haptic #4 (detail), 2025, silver gelatin print, 30.5 x 40.6cm