No scholarly work or scientific studies have ever been conducted on the practice of facial tattooing among the Southern Chin in Myanmar - this is why I keep publishing about it, offline - and online in this blog.
AN HONOUR AND PRIVILEGE: One of the greatest contemporary tattoo artists in Myanmar (Burma), Ka Gee, interviewed me about my photographic quest to photograph and document traditional tattooing practices in MYANMAR (Burma) - published in June 2024.
Special Talk @ Kalm Village, Chiang Mai
The Museum Of Makers (MoM) at Kalm Village in Chiang Mai invited me to present my portfolio and research on Myanmar’s Southern Chin Women and their facial tattoos on Saturday, August 19, 2023. The “Special Talk” was meant to add context to Chin Textile Exhibition “Ki Tui -Ton” [“Together with Others”] that featured exquisit hand-woven textiles from different Chin groups in Myanmar.
Sacrifice for Status
“Sacrifice for Status” is a short essay about the facial tattooing ritual the Southern Chin women in Myanmar had to endure at young age. Until today, little is known about the tattooing ritual.
Pattern Recognition
“Pattern Recognition” is a short essay about facial tattooing and its significance among Myanmar’s Southern Chin groups that practised this century old custom until fairly recently.
GetOut PodCast
Interview by Nikhil Shankar, a wonderful host and producer of the GetOut Podcasts, a weekly series that covers inspirational stories and sounds of travel, culture, and society from around us! We talked about my passion for portrait photography and about what else moves me in life, here in Myanmar.