Hair! Human Stories

Hair! Human Stories is an exhibition which explores the extraordinary qualities and uses of human hair - our original fibre. Curated by anthropologist, Emma Tarlo it brings together hair-related ephemera with contemporary art works made from human hair alongside short films and ethnographic photographs taken from the curator's personal collection which documents different aspects of the global trade in human hair. The exhibition has 5 themes: beyond the personal and cultural; harvest; human-animal relations; factories on the other side of the world; hair stuff; recycling possibilities.

For details see exhibition website: hairhumanstories.co.uk

The exhibition was originally shown at the Library Space. Battersea. It was a collaboration between Emma Tarlo, INFRINGE and Hacketts hair salon. Participating artists: Jane Hoodless, Jenny Dutton, Alix Bizet. Erwan Fitchou, Sanne Visser, Sarah Cheang, Tabitha Moses, Stacy Bias and Akinola Davies Jr.

Related events included a series of workshops and talks: The Art and Politics of Black Hair, Hairy Conversations, Hair recycling workshop; embroidering with human hair workshop and hair drawing workshop.