ORLANDO GILI / PARTING SHOTS

Have you ever been sat getting your hair done and thought this would be a great opportunity to look at some artwork? Well, Orlando might have just the answer for you. His work was recently featured in Peckham-based hair salon DKUK, which doubles up as an art gallery, very South East London!

Parting Shots Exhibition

Parting Shots is a street portrait series that explores the different ways Londoners use hair to help shape their identity. The series is inspired by the photographer Orlando Gili’s new-found fascination with hair, following the unexpected rapid loss of his due to alopecia. Orlando became acutely aware of how fundamental hair is in framing a face, and how much it allows us to express our personality. Over the winter months, he travelled across London with his camera slung over his shoulder, photographing people with hairstyles that were integral to how they presented themselves to the world.