New Exhibition in Malmö Centers Afro Hair as Art, Knowledge and Identity
Fulani Braid Bar presents Hair Is Art, a new exhibition that explores Afro hair as an artistic medium and a source of cultural knowledge, education and self-definition. This amazing exhibition opened it doors on March 7, 2026 at Hyllie Boulevard 1A. The exhibition runs through April 18 and invites visitors to experience Afro hair beyond aesthetics, as heritage, care and identity. The exhibition is initiated and co-curated by Arieta Mujay, brand leader and cultural strategist, and Amankwa Baptiste, sustainability practitioner working at the intersection of art, design and social justice. Together, they have developed the exhibition as a platform for representation, knowledge and cultural dialogue.
Afro hair has long been shaped by social norms and misconceptions, sometimes with real consequences for those who wear it naturally. Hair Is Art aims to broaden understanding while creating space for learning and exchange, particularly for children, young people and families navigating questions of identity in Sweden today.
Afro hair has often been viewed through the lens of others. With Hair Is Art, we want to shift that perspective and create a space where lived experience becomes knowledge and identity can exist without explanation. This is not only about hair. It is about who is given the space to be visible in our shared cultural life, ” say co-curators Arieta Mujay and Amankwa Baptiste. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition uses hair as a medium through which past, present, and future are interwoven across sculptural and conceptual works. The exhibition brings together Malmö-based photographer Ikram Abdulkadir, whose practice grounds the project locally, and Stockholm-based Andrea Davis Krolund, an American photographer and cultural practitioner widely exhibited across the United States. Also featured is Faith Melody, a renowned UK-based hair artist whose Afro hair artistry and embodied practice activates the space through live performance and material engagement. A public program of talks, workshops and events will run throughout the exhibition period. Located in Hyllie, one of Malmö’s fastest-growing and most diverse districts, the exhibition reflects broader conversations about representation and belonging in contemporary urban life.
Dates: March 7 to April 18, 2026
Location: Malmö Centers, Hyllie Boulevard 1A
Image shot by Ikram Abdulkadir
Exhibition curated by Arieta Mujay and Amankwa Baptiste Ilebode
Make up by Loiszania, Hair by Nen O Hair Model Khadija Dubois
Photographer assistant Valdemar Baarg
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