2004.
For this project a hairdresser was hired to style and trim gallery visitors' hair. People get haircuts for a multitude of reasons, often near a time of change, after a birth or death in the family, before starting a new job or moving to a new place. For many one of the earliest memories is receiving a haircut by a parent, as such, some describe it as deeply soul-stirring and intensely personal experience.

In the gallery setting onlookers are able to hear the participants talk about how they want their hair styled. Because there is no mirror just a frame, a spectacle is staged, the onlookers effectively place the participant into the picture plane. Some want "just a trim" others a more dramatic look, without the mirror people describe more of who they want to look like or what style they want their cut to convey. In each case the participants verbaly articulate how they want to percieved by others, effectively revealing their Persona. Onlookers are privy to this intimate self-disclosure. This act makes private wishes into public knowledge, therefore the boundaries of personal privacy shift.




Back
/p>