Hair: Untold Stories is an exhibition at the Horniman Museum about the cultural and physical significance of hair. The hair shop installation explores the experiences of Black women and non binary people in the UK, featuring five phenomenal Black folks. It’s showing from 4 December – 19 June 2022 before touring to Sheffield and Carlisle.
Read the Hair Shop zine
The Hair Shop zine features the words (and song choices) of Charnae, Ruth, Ebuni, Cyndi and Darkwah. You can read it for free on Flip Html or purchase a copy from my website.
Listen to the stories:
Charnae, bobbles and nostalgia

Song: I Feel Good by Beres Hammond
Cyndi, business and purchasing power

Song: Been So Long by Anita Baker
Darwkah, wigs and creativity

Ruth, clippers and bald Black women

Song: Koffee by Toast
Ebuni, hair and health

Song: On The Block by DDark
Thank you
This project would have been impossible without the following people.
Charnae Thompson, south London born and raised student and shop manager.
Ruth Sutoyé, British Nigerian photographer, filmmaker and cultural producer.
Cyndi Anafo, Co-Director of Peckham Palms, DJ and events curator.
Ebuni Ajiduah, trichologist, hair stylist, writer and creator of Snatched Edges podcast.
Darkwah Kyei-Darwkah, non-binary multidisciplinary artist, content curator and presenter for BET.
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