Hair Weave #1
Human hair and silk thread
22” x 11” approx. (With fringes: 35” x 11” approx.)

Hair Weaving @ El Museo
March 3, 2016

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February 17, 2016

February 18, 2016

February 19, 2016

February 20, 2016

February 23, 2016

February 24, 2016

February 25, 2016

February 26, 2016

February 27, 2016

March 1, 2016

March 2, 2016

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Hair Weave #2
Human hair, silk thread, and yarn
47”x 7” approx. (With fringes and brass rod: 53.5” x 12” approx.)

Hair Weaving @ El Museo
December 24, 2016

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March 4, 2016

March 5, 2016

March 9, 2016

March 10, 2016

March 11, 2016

March 12, 2016

March 15, 2016

March 16, 2016

March 17, 2016

March 18, 2016

March 19, 2016

March 22, 2016

March 23, 2016

March 24, 2016

March 25, 2016

March 26, 2016

March 29, 2016

March 30, 2016

March 31, 2016

April 1, 2016

April 2, 2016

April 6, 2016

April 7, 2016

April 8, 2016

April 9, 2016

April 12, 2016

April 13, 2016

April 14, 2016

April 15, 2016

April 16, 2016

April 19, 2016

April 20, 2016

April 21, 2016

April 22, 2016

April 26, 2016

April 27, 2016

April 28, 2016

April 29, 2016

April 30, 2016
Last day at my residency at El Museo. I worked on this hair weaving for 8 weeks and did 17.5” of woven hair.
I continue to work on it in my studio until I finish using all the hair donated at El Museo for this piece.
I will upload images of the progress either weekly or twice a week.

At my studio in the Bronx: This is all the hair donated left from my residency at El Museo that still needs to be woven in “Hair Weaving #2”.

May 12, 2016: 21.5” long

May 17, 2016: 23.5” long

May 23, 2016: 23.75” long

May 27, 2016: 24.25” long

May 31, 2016

June 3, 2016: 25.125” long

June 4, 2016

June 7, 2016: 26” long

June 17, 2016: 27.25” long

June 28, 2016: 28.5” long

July 11, 2016: 29.375” long

July 20, 2016: 30” long

July 25, 2016

July 26, 2016

August 4, 2016

August 17, 2016: 32.125” long

August 19, 2016: 32.5” long

August 24, 2016: 36.375” long

September 15, 2016

September 19, 2016: 36.75” long

October 5, 2016

October 5, 2016: 38” long

October 6, 2016

October 6, 2016

October 6, 2016

October 10, 2016

October 10, 2016

October 10, 2016

October 12, 2016

October 12, 2016: 42” long

October 13, 2016

October 13, 2016

October 13, 2016

October 13, 2016: 43.5” long

November-December, 2016

December 20, 2016

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Video of hair weaving of the second tapestry, including the longest hair donated 60”! (2 min)

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Hair Weaving @ El Museo del Barrio’s
Back in Five Minutes Residency

New York, 2016

Human hair, silk thread, or yarn
Dimensions variable

February 16 – April 30, 2016

The project for my residency at El Museo del Barrio’s Back in Five Minutes is to create a collaborative tapestry weave made out of hair collected from three major sources: visitors to the galleries, staff of El Museo, and my own hair.

The public will be asked to donate—if they wish to—loose strands of hair that will be woven into a larger piece, uniting and merging the identities of the participants. I will be using a portable loom to create a long and narrow tapestry.

Having grown up in Guatemala I have a strong connection to textiles. Lately, I have been interested in combining traditional/ancient weaving techniques with non-traditional elements such as hair. Since various years I been working with hair as a medium, not only as a carrier of DNA and means to individual expression, but to make a statement about aging and beauty.

Interview with Nicolás Dumit Estévez while in residence at El Museo here.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

A Special Thank You to all the participants who visited and donated hair for my project.

Thanks to all the staff of El Museo for your support during my residency, particularly to Sofía Reeser del Río, Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, and Nicolás Dumit Estévez.

This work has been supported in part by El Museo del Barrio, a private not-for profit organization. Back in Five Minutes is a Component of Office Hours (OH), a project by Nicolás Dumit Estévez in collaboration with El Museo del Barrio’s staff, artists and audiences.

RELATED ARTWORKS:

Hair Weave #3 @ the Joan Mitchell Center Artist in Residency

Pin Loom Hair Weave Series

RELATED PRESS:

Yaniv, Etty. “Jessica Lagunas: With Every Fiber at Pelham Art Center.” ArtSpiel, April 7, 2021

Online Conversation with Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro for the exhibition “Woven: Three Artists of the Americas”, Preview Art Platform (Online), August 2020

EXHIBITION DETAILS:

Meditations on Hair and Beyond,
Hall of Fame Art Gallery, Bliss Hall,
Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY
March 9—April 16, 2026

Hair Weaving Series:
@ El Museo del Barrio’s Back in Five Minutes Residency
Human hair, silk thread, or yarn
#1: 22" x 11" approx.
#2: 47" x 7" approx.
@ the Joan Mitchell Center Artist in Residency
Human hair, Kanekalon braiding hair, dog hair, and cotton thread
#3: 24.5" x 11" approx.

Pin Loom Hair Weaves #3, #7 and #5,
Artist’s gray and dark hair, silk thread, and brass rods
Dimensions variable

Para verte mejor (The Better to See You With)
Single-channel video
57 minutes 37 seconds, no audio

Preoccupation (Gray Hair)
Video-performance
2 minutes

Untitled (Rinse)
Video
3 minutes 38 seconds

EXHIBITION DETAILS:

Meditations on Hair,
Hall of Fame Art Gallery (Online)
Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY
March 10-April 30, 2021
(extended through May 21, 2021)

Hair Weaving Series:
@ El Museo del Barrio’s Back in Five Minutes Residency
Human hair, silk thread, or yarn
#1: 22” x 11” approx.
#2: 47” x 7” approx.
@ the Joan Mitchell Center Artist in Residency
Human hair, Kanekalon braiding hair, dog hair, and cotton thread
#3: 24.5” x 11” approx.

Meditations on Hair: Hair Weavings Series
Video for Bronx Community College
5 minutes 12 seconds

Pin Loom Hair Weaves #1, #2, #4, #6, #5 and #7
Artist’s gray and dark hair, silk thread, and brass rods
Dimensions variable

Serie “Por siempre joven” (“Forever Young” Series)
#33 to #48
Artist’s gray hair, black silk, and embroidery hoop

#47 Timelapse
Serie “Por siempre joven” (“Forever Young” Series)
#47 Front and Back
Artist’s gray hair, black silk, and tape

Preview Online

Watch a Conversation Online with Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro

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EXHIBITION DETAILS:

Woven: Three Artists of the Americas,
Preview (Online)
August 13–October 3, 2020
Curated by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro

Hair Weave #1 @ El Museo del Barrio’s Back in Five Minutes Residency
Human hair, and silk thread
22” x 11” approx.

Pin Loom Hair Weaves #5 and #7
Artist’s gray and/or dark hair, silk thread, and brass rods
Dimensions variable

Identity Measures @ CAC NOLA

Courtesy of the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, and Alex Marks

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EXHIBITION DETAILS:

Identity Measures,
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
August 3–October 5, 2019
Curated by Dr. Jordan Amirkhani

Hair Weave #1 @ El Museo del Barrio’s Back in Five Minutes Residency
Human hair, and silk thread
22” x 11” approx.

Hair Weave #2 @ El Museo del Barrio’s Back in Five Minutes Residency
Human hair, silk thread, and yarn
47” x 7” approx.

Hair Weave #3 @ the Joan Mitchell Center Artist in Residency
Human hair, Kanekalon braiding hair, dog hair, and cotton thread
24.5” x 11” approx.

EXHIBITION DETAILS:

REVIVAL: Contemporary Pattern and Decoration,
El Museo del Barrio at Longwood Art Gallery, Bronx, NY April 4–June 6, 2018
Curated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado

Hair Weave #2 @ El Museo del Barrio’s Back in Five Minutes Residency
Human hair, silk thread, and yarn
47” x 7” approx.

Hair Weave #1 @ El Museo del Barrio’s Back in Five Minutes Residency
Human hair, and silk thread
22” x 11” approx.

Hair Weaving @ El Museo del Barrio’s Back in Five Minutes Residency

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

RELATED ARTWORKS:

RELATED PRESS:

EXHIBITION DETAILS:

EXHIBITION DETAILS:

EXHIBITION DETAILS:

EXHIBITION DETAILS:

EXHIBITION DETAILS:

Hair Weaving @ El Museo del Barrio’s
Back in Five Minutes Residency