Art Student Creates Hair Raising Necklaces from Human Hair
By Spooky on June 30th, 2011
Kerry Howley, a creative art student, from Cambridge, England, is creating quite a buzz in the art world, with her collection of delicate necklaces made from human hair.
The idea of creating jewelry from human hair
was inspired by people’s aversion to cut hair. Hair is usually regarded
as a very important part of the human body and is worn with pride, but
once its connection to the body has been severed, it’s viewed as
slightly disgusting. Through her art, the young Middlesex student “hoped
to create a delicate balance between the viewer/wearer’s feelings of
aversion and attraction.” She wanted to see if she could make cut hair
attractive again.
The main material for Howley’s masterpieces was provided by one of
her mother’s friends, a Japanese woman with hair down to her waist. She
only cuts it once every five years, and when she had 30 cm cut off the
bottom, she gave it all to Kerry. The 23-year-old art student used
broken saw blades to cut and weave the strands of hair into abstract
shapes inspired by wallpaper patterns, and spent over 60 hours working
on each of the five hair necklaces she has created so far.
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