'Tattooed Memory' by Naga artist, Temsuyanger Longkumer which is in permanent display at Horniman Museum's World Gallery. (Photo Courtesy: https://horniman.ac.uk/)
Morung Express News
Dimapur | December 3
Naga artist, Temsuyanger Longkumer renowned from his artwork,
"Tattooed Memory," will be exhibiting his other works starting December 12 at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, an international exhibition of contemporary art in Kochi, Kerala.
Longkumer's artworks - ‘
Gods Summit 2018,’ ‘
Aye, Aye,
My Suntanned Lullaby and
Catch a Rainbow II' will be on display at the exhibition.
The sculpture
"Tattooed Memory" is on permanent display at the
Horniman Museum's World Gallery in the Nagaland Encounter.
Longkumer in an interview with the
Horniman Museum & Gardens Blog talks in detail about how the particular sculpture is a memoir of his growing up in a tribal community with a dual ethnicity. The 42 year old artists, who is active in London, also talks about his creative process, challenges he faces and his perspective on the human condition.
Read the full interview here:
World Gallery: Tattooed Memory
Updated: An earlier version of this article incorrectly informed that Naga artist Temsuyanger Longkumer will be exhibiting his artwork, 'Tattooed Memory’ at the Kochi Muziris Biennale, in Kochi Kerala from December 12. It is clarified that Longkumer will be exhibiting his other artworks titled- ‘Gods Summit 2018,’ ‘Aye, Aye, My Suntanned Lullaby,’ and ‘Catch a Rainbow II’ - and not as published. 'Tattooed Memory' remains on permanent display at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London. The inadvertent error is regretted.
