Cazimi / Spirit Doll
“Growing up, I used to beg my mum to let me go to a proper hairdresser. She’s a hairdresser herself, so she always cut my hair at home. When I reached adulthood and could finally take myself to whatever hairdresser or barber I wanted, it felt incredibly freeing. I also began cutting my own hair. Standing in front of the mirror, making decisions with my own hands became another way of taking ownership of my body and my appearance.
In many ways, those moments mirror my wider journey of becoming myself and stepping fully into my power. Choosing my own look, owning it, and bringing all of myself to the table with pride. The shoot felt like a reflection of that journey. I feel powerful and completely myself in the chosen image, and Chris really created the space for that to happen.”
Cazimi / Spirit Doll (he/they)
Cazimi, also known as Spirit Doll, moves through the world with sharp intent and clear presence. They shape their life as art and treat their body, choices and craft as one ongoing creation. They work across performance, dance, modelling, acting and circus, shifting form while holding a strong sense of self.
Their queer identity lives in movement. They explore many qualities at once and let those qualities mix and shift. Earlier this year, during a group performance piece called The Ritual of the Unrepenting Creature, they felt fully recognised. The work opened a space where their raw expression landed without question.
Style sits at the centre of how they show who they are. Pink, red, black and animal print run through their wardrobe, their hair and through everything they make. Their movement drives their practice, whether they dance, train in circus, model or build new worlds on stage.
Their message for their younger self, and for queer kids now: You do not have to be limited or boxed. You can be infinite, you can be contradictory, you can be free
This is UNCUT — a raw, striking portrait series by award-winning photographer Chris Jepson capturing the power and pride of Queer Joy, shot in a barber’s chair. No filters, no retouching, no compromise. Just bold, beautiful people taking up space exactly as they are.