The exhibitionist: angelo seminara reveals all about creating hair for exhibitions

As HJ’s 2012 British Hairdresser of the Year and artistic director for Davines, Angelo Seminara has many strings to his bow. As well as working in the salon, backstage at fashion weeks and on editorial shoots, Angelo has created the wigs for a number of high-profile exhibitions at museums and galleries across the globe. We spoke to him about some of his most exciting projects - check out the video below and scroll down to see more of his work from across the globe. THE SIMONE HANDBAG MUSEUM, KOREA “I first got into creating hair for exhibitions because people had seen the avant garde, creative work that I do and wanted me to incorporate it into mannequins for galleries and museums. "This has led to some interesting projects, such as designing the hair for the Simone Handbag Museum in Korea – a building dedicated to handbags - and in the shape of a handbag - in Seoul. "I came up with all of the wigs for one of the whole floors there. It’s a permanent installation, which means if you go in 10 years’ time, what I created will still be there. "This posterity made it more of a challenge, because I knew that I had to design something that would stand the test of time.” [gallery columns="2" ids="22156,22154,22153,22152"] CHLOE 60th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, LE PALAIS DE TOKYO, PARIS “Chloé celebrated its 60th anniversary with an exhibition called Chloé Attitudes at Le Palais de Tokyo in Paris. "It was such an honour to see people such as Karl Lagerfeld and Anna Wintour looking at the hair designs I had created. "There were 60 hairstyles in that display, and I worked with the designer and art curator in coming up with the looks. The label is all about girls having a good time and enjoying themselves. I was given a blank canvas which was great as it allowed my creativity to run free and I came up with some very fresh, spirited concepts. "We used real hair wigs, which were all handmade. I do sometimes feel guilty about using hair just the once, so it is important that we make the most of the wigs, re-using them where possible and caring for them properly.” APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING: THE DRESSES OF FRIDA KAHLO, LA CASA AZUL, MEXICO CITY “I worked on the Frida Kahlo exhibition that was shown at La Casa Azul in Mexico City – the house where artist Frida used to live with her husband Diego Rivera. "It was the first time her wardrobe had been put on display and there were over 300 iconic pieces on display - the first time many of them had ever been seen.   "It was a fantastic experience to go out there and work alongside the museum team and people from Mexican Vogue, who sponsored the exhibition, on the display. "In fact, I would say out of all the exhibitions that I've worked on, it’s my favourite. I even had to do a talk for Mexican students about creating the collection.” [gallery ids="22149,22147,22146"] COLLABORATING WITH SELFRIDGES, LONDON “For the Jubilee, I designed the hair for Selfridges’ Britannica exhibition. That was great because I got to collaborate with the amazing hat designer Stephen Jones. I went to his studio and we came up with the ideas together. "I also worked with Selfridges on a display called Washed Up, which was curated by Judith Clark and all about the ocean. "The exhibition was in the Wonder Room Concept Store and There was lots of coral, and amazing avant garde dresses from designers such as Alexander McQueen and Givenchy. That was really beautiful. "I used hemp to create some of the shapes and forms, reflecting the structure and texture within the pieces." AFTER DIANA VREELAND, MUSEO FORTUNY, VENICE “Diana Vreeland was a huge fashion icon, one of the most respected and stylish women in the fashion world and I was honoured to be asked to work on the hair for an exhibition in tribute to her at the Palazzo Fortuny in the heart of Venice. "I took my team to Venice, where we were given a studio in the museum and we worked until 2am creating all of the wigs for the retrospective. "Doing something like that is a great way to push and extend your creativity. Your imagination thrives with exhibition work because the references can be anything, from historical figures to futuristic ideas. It makes your mind expand beyond what you do every day.” [gallery ids="22145,22144,22143"]