Sancia Brims
The
Old
Hairdresser
May 2024
I am interested in exploring the psychological relationship of people, objects, space and sound. I centre my practice around storytelling, by creating immersive installations for people to experience.
This project is centred around a bar called The Old Hairdresser’s which was once a hairdressing salon known as Broomfield’s Hair and Beauty.
This project has been inspired by Christopher Broomfield, who is the founder of Broomfield’s Hair and Beauty and explores the tales from the old hairdresser himself and features Christopher in conversation, reminiscing of his time there.
I have created an ambient space, that will transport you back through time to the 1980s/90s focusing on the imagery and conversations that would have echoed in the hairdressing space. The sounds, imagery and objects will trigger memories for some and transport you back in place and time. I have tried to bring those sounds and stories from the past into the present.
This work is featured in my final year degree show,
and at the ‘Broomfield’s Hair and Beauty’ exhibition on the 27th of May at The Old Hairdresser’s where clients, old friends and the public came toghether.