https://louises.me louis esmé Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:08:31 +0000 https://louises.me en https://louises.me/About Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:00:24 +0000 louis esmé https://louises.me/About Louis Esmé TATTOOS LOOSE LIPS MUSEUM INTERVENTION MALDEWIN WESKIJINU / BLOOD SOAKED SOIL LIVING LEGACIES: TWO-SPIRIT STORIES TITIESG WICINIMINTOWAK // BLUEJAYS DANCING TOGETHER DIRTY GENDER SECRETS https://louises.me/TATTOOS Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:37:43 +0000 louis esmé https://louises.me/TATTOOS ︎ TATTOOS skin stitch + hand poke <img width="1875" height="1318" width_o="1875" height_o="1318" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce9a42d98f0f7e544923a48a26423c97c6ee50b837d8bc50102ddc7d84db218a/F_row.jpg" data-mid="84048897" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce9a42d98f0f7e544923a48a26423c97c6ee50b837d8bc50102ddc7d84db218a/F_row.jpg" />image description: a black and white photograph. a light skinned Indigenous person’s hand and wrist, with a fresh hand poked tattoo and an older hand poked tattoo by two different artists. the band closer to their wrist is by louis esme, 2019 <img width="1093" height="1116" width_o="1093" height_o="1116" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca86e5c1cacbd1e17472eb1542ee874a20d3eaf011548b5aa1ebbf1012293efb/K-lines.jpg" data-mid="84052289" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ca86e5c1cacbd1e17472eb1542ee874a20d3eaf011548b5aa1ebbf1012293efb/K-lines.jpg" />image description: a black and white photograph. a light skinned Indigenous woman with freshly skin stitched lines in the middle of her ring finger. louis esmé, 2019 <img width="3108" height="3023" width_o="3108" height_o="3023" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1237b82bba2ac1bb5b56b437ab82ab5d3b5d9d4c622b89605dd2d5ff74760a09/WristLines_BW.jpg" data-mid="82943269" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1237b82bba2ac1bb5b56b437ab82ab5d3b5d9d4c622b89605dd2d5ff74760a09/WristLines_BW.jpg" />image description: a black and white photograph of a light skinned Indigenous person with fresh skin stitched tattoos, one on each wrist. louis esmé, 2018 <img width="1165" height="1184" width_o="1165" height_o="1184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/441e44ecd35b7e12d018ecb2c02ed6d0f7c3e021b6c1d45a617dced56c181592/D-syllabics.jpg" data-mid="84052238" border="0" data-scale="92" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/441e44ecd35b7e12d018ecb2c02ed6d0f7c3e021b6c1d45a617dced56c181592/D-syllabics.jpg" />image description: black and white photograph. a dark skinned Indigenous person’s fresh skin stitched tattoo in Cree syllabics. louis esmé, 2019 <img width="1337" height="1529" width_o="1337" height_o="1529" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5631a7401d3b746d109c3cc6547551eb9d57469b98b2ea784f638e24887cc546/t_beetle.jpg" data-mid="84048954" border="0" data-scale="92" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5631a7401d3b746d109c3cc6547551eb9d57469b98b2ea784f638e24887cc546/t_beetle.jpg" />image description: a black and white photograph. a light skinned Indigenous person’s freshly hand poked tattoo of a sunflower beetle on their upper thigh. louis esmé, 2018 <img width="768" height="947" width_o="768" height_o="947" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d55b9d71e3863d13070e01a901984168a5689aacfd8d252cdb188c9033ae21c/Leg_BW.jpg" data-mid="82943273" border="0" data-scale="92" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/768/i/5d55b9d71e3863d13070e01a901984168a5689aacfd8d252cdb188c9033ae21c/Leg_BW.jpg" /> image description: a black and white photograph. a light skinned Indigenous person’s freshly hand poked and skin stitched tattoo on their inner calf. louis esmé, 2018 https://louises.me/VIDEO-LOOSE-LIPS Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:08:31 +0000 louis esmé https://louises.me/VIDEO-LOOSE-LIPS ︎ <img width="1922" height="1082" width_o="1922" height_o="1082" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c6e550aaa210e6e3d17ab8361331c39b50e25dc8503362ef212af3b38adda4d4/Screen-Shot-2020-09-17-at-3.14.58-PM.png" data-mid="83007811" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c6e550aaa210e6e3d17ab8361331c39b50e25dc8503362ef212af3b38adda4d4/Screen-Shot-2020-09-17-at-3.14.58-PM.png" />(Screenshot) LOOSE LIPS Animation 5 mins. A memory of the land and ancestors around the Annapolis Valley. The animated petroglyphs are rubbings from Kejimkujik, while the moving images were self recorded near Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Wabanakik.&nbsp; Please email for a preview copy. Screenings Mourning During a Pandemic CFMDC.tv, 2021 Images Festival, 2020 -&nbsp;Recipient of the Steam Whistle Homebrew Award https://louises.me/MUSEUM-INTERVENTION Thu, 17 Sep 2020 07:51:27 +0000 louis esmé https://louises.me/MUSEUM-INTERVENTION ︎ MALDEWIN WESKIJINU / BLOOD SOAKED SOIL Gardiner Museum InterventionPhotos courtesy of the Gardiner Museum <img width="4714" height="3143" width_o="4714" height_o="3143" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cbdf8f11f0f60ebb382552d3a71b646dddefab485a3fa86f467b65e7875eba43/louisesme_Clay-Pots--Flesh---Stone_6.jpg" data-mid="82943786" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cbdf8f11f0f60ebb382552d3a71b646dddefab485a3fa86f467b65e7875eba43/louisesme_Clay-Pots--Flesh---Stone_6.jpg" />louis esmé, 2018 <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5e7e816440a10122d871282e5e3c6dd7f7eefcf021bdf78a62f992da8568483/louisesme_Clay-Pots--Flesh---Stone_4.jpg" data-mid="82943785" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5e7e816440a10122d871282e5e3c6dd7f7eefcf021bdf78a62f992da8568483/louisesme_Clay-Pots--Flesh---Stone_4.jpg" />louis esmé, 2018 <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e8559ff1a85cc7246f711a88ad4f85f3a7a99532a3c4fd508c0e0c38ded8b9d/louisesme_Clay-Pots--Flesh---Stone_1.jpg" data-mid="82943781" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e8559ff1a85cc7246f711a88ad4f85f3a7a99532a3c4fd508c0e0c38ded8b9d/louisesme_Clay-Pots--Flesh---Stone_1.jpg" />louis esmé, 2018 <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9d7660c9a0fd9ef9e6bca1034783f4ced1d79729dcf0fabd34db1db0bea751a/louisesme_Clay-Pots--Flesh---Stone_2.jpg" data-mid="82943783" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9d7660c9a0fd9ef9e6bca1034783f4ced1d79729dcf0fabd34db1db0bea751a/louisesme_Clay-Pots--Flesh---Stone_2.jpg" />louis esmé, 2018 https://louises.me/MALDEWIN-WESKIJINU Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:45:46 +0000 louis esmé https://louises.me/MALDEWIN-WESKIJINU