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Bad hair day

A blockbuster exhibition showcases supernatural tales from Japan

21 February 2020

10:00 PM

21 February 2020

10:00 PM

In the photograph, masses of black hair – profuse and grotesque; a polluted waterfall – gush through a hole in the ceiling. Underneath stands a girl in a white dress with a pair of oversized scissors. She is wearing a mask that makes her face look old and haggard. Hair lies in great clumps on the floor, covering the wooden panels, turning them black.

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