Hairy MPs is a project to increase hair growth for Members of Parliament based on their parliamentary attendance records. Over a period of three months we should see a profound difference in the appearance of our political representatives as new hair emerges.

Hairy MPs is a project to increase hair growth for Members of Parliament. The heads of the political elite will be seeded with extra follicles, numerically based on their parliamentary attendance records. Over a period of three months we should see a profound difference in the appearance of our political representatives as new hair emerges. Mongrel guarantees that the sight of your favourite MPs luxuriating in their new furry countenances will renew your faith in the democratic process.

Hairy MPs will consist of a website and an installation. As well as displaying the current state of hair growth on the website, the Hairy MPs software will regularly email MPs to inform them of the current extent of facial fuzz and any action they can take to prevent further sprouting. All email correspondence will be available for public viewing during the projects launch at Mongrels Jelliedeel Shed. Visitors will be able to print out the current state of their MP and pin it to the wall along with their comments and further embellishments.

This unusual method of political visualisation continues Mongrels research to find ways to bridge the gap between the perception of information and social experience.