Hair: Untold Stories (Copy)
Davina Hawthorne, lead curator of FACE X Horniman, Hair: Untold Hair Stories, reviews her recent project.
Natalie Vest-Jones – Solent University, BA Fashion Styling and Creative Direction, 2021 graduate
Hair: Untold Hair Stories is an online exhibition that explores personal narratives attached to hair from Black, Brown and Asian perspectives within the UK.
There are two parts to this exhibition. The first features stories and work from the FACE academic community. The second features images and texts produced by undergraduates, postgraduates and graduates of Beauty, Fashion and Textiles.
These accounts should no longer be suppressed or excluded from our educational curriculum or from the beauty and fashion industries.
Maya Avram – London College of Fashion, MA Fashion Journalism, 2021 Graduate
Both students and academics explore the complex relationship between hair and identity, revealing the importance of generational traditions in different communities and the power of creative invention. The visual and written chronicles that emerge are political, many of them highlighting the continued presence of racial discrimination in relation to hair as well as documenting resistance and creativity in spite of and in response to this.
We hope that such conversations will help to inspire upcoming generations of designers, artists and educators of the future.
Taken together, these stories highlight and celebrate a wide diversity of hair textures and hair arts while sparking conversations about long-standing Eurocentric beauty standards in the UK.
Beth Kabuga – Solent University, MA Make-up and Hair Design Futures, 2023 graduate
These accounts should no longer be suppressed or excluded from our educational curriculum or from the beauty and fashion industries. We hope that such conversations will help to inspire upcoming generations of designers, artists and educators of the future.
Davina Hawthorne, FACE X Horniman, Lead curator
Contributing editors: Sharon Lloyd, Jacob Goff, Benita Odogwu-Atkinson, Michelle Marshall, Sarah Byrne and Emma Tarlo
To see full presentation see links to Horniman site below.
STUDENT LINK: Here
FACE x Horniman - Student Space - Horniman Museum and Gardens
FACE X Horniman – Hair: Untold Hair Stories is a unique collaborative initiative open to all beauty, fashion and textile students and graduates who identify as Black, Brown or Asian. We see this as an occasion to cultivate a creative space while celebrating diverse perspectives and amplifying students voices through this platform. We are delighted to showcase and celebrate a selection of creative talent from across the UK.
ACADEMIC LINK: Here
FACE X Horniman: Academic Space - Horniman Museum and Gardens
Fashion Academics Creating Equality. We work to challenge Higher Education, Further Education and the fashion and beauty industries to be more inclusive, unified and equal. We specifically work with issues concerning race, colour and ethnicity and in doing so we amplify voices, challenge the status quo and embrace change.
Want more? FACE Summit 2022 Panel discussion Hair: Untold stories link here