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  1. Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair), 2 x 2.5 m, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair), 2 x 2.5 m, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (iPad, video), 9.5 x 5 inch, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (iPad, video), 9.5 x 5 inch, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (iPad, video), 9.5 x 5 inch, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (iPad, video), 9.5 x 5 inch, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, photo installation, table, glass, variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, photo installation, table, glass, variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

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      Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair), 2 x 2.5 m, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

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      Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

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      Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (iPad, video), 9.5 x 5 inch, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

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      Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

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      Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

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      Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (black cloth, embroidering, hair, concrete steel rods), variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

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      Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, installation (iPad, video), 9.5 x 5 inch, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

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      Ana Mendes, Black Cloth, 2023-ongoing, photo installation, table, glass, variable dimensions, exhibition view Lewisham Art House, London, 2023; Photo (c) Ana Mendes

    BLACK CLOTH is a poetic exploration of the hair market; a threading together of all that it entails, from labour and marketing to feminism and language.