Jochem Hendricks

Horizontal Hairdo, 2007–09
Hair (around 25 miles / 40 km),
aluminium, ball bearing, spool
7.87 x 1.97 inch / 20 x 5 cm

Hendricks acquired this hair from a wigmaker.  The hair was originally from Filipina Annelie Ataccdor Alingasa and each hair was around 16–20 inches long. The hair was glued together by a group of women in the Cameroon to form a single hair around 25 miles long. 

John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK, 2012