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The artist Caryl Burtner collects and archives objects as a way of exploring what it means to be human. Photographer Rebecca Drolen looks at the fine line between hair which is seen as desirable, and hair which is seen as shameful or repulsive. These images show the barbershops to be bustling social spaces where different generations congregate and stories are shared.

Tactile hair sculptures by Katia Lyubavskaya. Created by Pol Kurucz, the series features a variety of bold and fantastical hairstyles. Artist Cristina Burns manipulates hair to the extreme in this colourful series. A rare glimpse inside the studio of a Tokyo wig maker. The Nigerian photographer creates a nuanced portrait of barbering in West African countries.

We meet Icelandic artist Shoplifter at her hair-filled Brooklyn studio. A captivating look at the human hair trade. Faces are cloaked in hair in these eerie paintings by Daniel Coves. The new play that invites the viewer deep into the heart of the barber shop. Meet photographer Parker Day and her series of strange and sublime icons. The Art of Barbering at Archive Gallery.

The British artist lists the paranormal, horror films and science fiction among his inspirations.

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Brazilian photographer Vinicius Terranova on his series Flores Raras, a tribute to the beauty of diversity. His series 'Barbershops of America' documents unique shops across all fifty states. Charles Madd reworks a number of Cult Hair portraits in his signature colourful collage style.

A face built from a single hair: Heather Dewey-Hagborg explores the future of genetic surveillance. The artist creates 3-D portraits of people using traces of their DNA - such as a single hair. Vibrant hairstyles of the Mumuhuila and Mucawana tribes. Laurence Philomene on femininity. Hair embroideries by Liyen Chong. These intricate artworks were created by stitching human hair onto white cotton. Hair is transformed into colourful canvases. Yasemen Hussein recreates five iconic hairstyles in copper. The artist teamed up with Anthony and Pat Mascolo to re-interpret their hairstyles in copper.

Bara Prasilova presents hair as a menacing force that binds and constricts us. Questioning beauty, gender and society. Behind the scenes at the Alternative Hair Show. The Art of Scissor Making. A rare look at the creation of a traditional hairstyle of a Geiko-in-training. An Ode to J. This vibrant photo series by Medina Dugger celebrates the art of Nigerian hair culture.

Beehives, Bobs and Blow-dries. The London hairdresser providing free haircuts to the homeless. Sanne Visser creates elegant products out of discarded human hair. Ethereal portraits of albinos by Gustavo Lacerda. Nakeya Brown on the politics of hair. These paintings by So Yoon Lym depict cornrow braids in mesmerising detail.

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Surreal sculptures adorned with hair by Nina Lola Bachhuber. The exhibition includes feet of braided hair, created by hairstylist Adriana Papaleo. Animal and mineral worlds collide in this series by Marcela Cardenas. The designer Monique Goossens creates typography using hair. Resembling fine pen drawings, each letter is sculpted out of hundreds of individual hairs. Naia del Castillo explores themes of intimacy and isolation with figures encased in hair.

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Featured in identical poses and clothes, any signs of their individual identities are concealed. Talking inspiration and liberation with three London Drag Queens. These surreal photographs examine our fickle relationship with hair. Strange and sensual photographs of displaced wigs by Luisa Opalesky. A Modern Hair Study: Portraits of contemporary women by Tara Bogart.

Karmen Ayvazyan explores the dual relationship with hair in a minimalist photo series. Meet the twin doll-makers bewitching the world with their hyperreal creations. Extreme close-ups of dye on hair. Hair takes centre stage in this quirky series.

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Meet the man who quit haircuts for the sake of comedy. New York hairstylist Joey George shares his visual diary of hair. Using hemp to create hair-like structures, her eerie artworks seem to resemble living forms. Tamara Stoevelaar re-imagines hair as flowing water. The photographer presents vivid red hair as a cascading waterfall in her series 'Redfall'. In the dreamlike series Big Head Poetry, her subjects appear with their heads encased in hair. Portraits of dogs and their owners… wearing the same fur.

Forest forms are merged with hair in this elegant still life series.


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