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July 11, 2013

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Documenting the History of Tattoo one Mark at a Time
Tattoo Anthropologist / Author / Curator
Marked for Life is our beautiful new exhibition on Marked for Life is our beautiful new exhibition on Indigenous tattoo heritage and history across Asia (and elsewhere) that also encompasses the incredible weaving and ancient marking traditions of the Li People of Hainan Island. The exhibition officially opens to the public this Tuesday September 26 with special events and lectures slated for the weekend of October 24-25. The exhibition would not have been possible without co-curator Emily Shen's @emilyshen.doc vision, passion, dedication and sacrifice to bring everything together and visitors will be able to see her groundbreaking documentary on Li tattooing, including interviews with one of the last living tattoo artists - Meifu practitioner Fu LianMei of Baobai village. Also, the collaboration of gallerist, scholar and independent textile collector Gao Yu (@manaspace.art )allowed us to display many exquisite Li weavings never seen before in a public setting. These cultural treasures complement the visionary works of Hainan-based photographer Hu Yaling who has focused her lens on the last generation of Li tattoo bearers for more than 30 years. We are also honored to feature the visionary photography of our friend Jens Uwe Parkitny @jensburma (Chin tattoos of Myanmar), the work and inspirational talents of Paiwan tattoo cultural practitioner Cudjuy Patjidres (@cudjuy_tattoo ), and a powerful large format work of @shatabdi_chakrabarti focusing her lens on Rabari tattooing in India. Kudos and massive thanks goes to Director Lin and staff of the @shungyemuseum for providing us with a beautiful venue and support, and we look forward to seeing you all soon in Taipei! #tattoo #tattoos #museum #taipei #taiwan
We are super excited for the Tattoo Waves academic We are super excited for the Tattoo Waves academic symposium happening October 28-29 @national_museum_of_prehistory in Taiwan. An amazing line-up of speakers, cultural tattoo practitioners, and panelists from around the world and this will be followed by the Tattoo Waves Festival!! To register, please visit @national_museum_of_prehistory for details and we hope to see you there! #tattoo #tattoos #museum #taiwan #tattooing
@emilyshen.doc and I have been working hard the la @emilyshen.doc and I have been working hard the last year to bring this special photographic and textile exhibition to the @shungyemuseum in Taipei that features an important private collection of incredibly beautiful textiles created by Li weavers on Hainan Island (China), Emily's new documentary film on the last generation of tattooed Li woman (incl. a 96-year-old Meifu tattoo practitioner), stunning photography of Chin tattooing in Myanmar by @jensburma and a selection of large format portraits by yours truly from across Asia. Did I mention the museum also has a collection of Indigenous tattooing tools from Taiwan?! Our good friend Paiwan tattoo artist @cudjuy_tattoo is also featured via documentary film and special presentations on 10/25. And we will also present the amazing photography of Hu Yaling who has been documenting Li tattooing for more than 30 years. 'Marked for Life' opens 9/22 and runs through 11/30. We hope you can make the journey to Taipei and on 10/24 I will present a special lecture followed by book signings afterwards. See you soon! #taiwan #taipei #tattoos #tattooing #museum
If you happen to be in Taiwan the last week of Oct If you happen to be in Taiwan the last week of October, come join us at The Pacific Waves Symposium (10/28-29) and Festival (10/31-11/1) to follow. The line-up of presenters, including Dr. Sean Mallon (@irish_uso) of the Te Papa Museum (NZ) and cultural tattoo practitioners (@suluape_keone @melanesianmarks @cudjuy_tattoo ... ) is legendary and for more details please visit @national_museum_of_prehistory Earlier that week on October 24-25, I will be co-hosting special events surrounding a new exhibition at the @shungyemuseum in Taipei focusing on Indigenous tattooing and textiles. From Hainan Island to Taiwan, Nagaland to Myanmar and beyond, you will have the opportunity to experience the incredible weaving and tattooing of the Li people, special lectures, photography and book signings (that would be me!) focusing on the tattoo traditions of Asia, a screening of Emily Shen's (@emilyshen.doc) new documentary on Li tattooing of Hainan Island, exquisite large format photography of Chin tattooing by Jens Uwe Parkitny (@jensburma) and a special presentation on Paiwan tattooing by Cudjuy Patjidres (@cudjuy_tattoo). More details to come! So get ready for an incredible week in Taiwan celebrating Indigenous tattooing heritage and practice across Asia and beyond! #tattoo #tattoos #taiwan #indigenous #tattooing
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