Faisal Abdu'Allah is a University Professor, a barber, a performance artist, photographer, documentary maker and sculptor. That's not the whole story but it gives you a sense of this artist who's earned international respect for his work.
Te Tuhi gallery has invited Faisal to Auckland to perform a popular work called Live Salon that's also been seen at the Tate Gallery in London.
He's set up his "salon" in Auckland's CBD, and has invited the public to discuss and debate the challenging questions of race, belonging and community that shape his work - while cutting their hair in his barber chair. Lynn Freeman asks him to share his own thoughts on the subjects.
