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Dimapur, November 20
ONE year back, he opened northeast’s first professional tattoo studio and school in Guwahati in Assam, and embarked on a journey towards the revival and promotion of the region’s rich art and cultural heritage through tattoos. Today, after months of travelling and research in the north eastern states, Mo Naga finds numerous unpublished stories, photos and videos disclosing the truth behind the misinterpretations about the age old tribal communities and their signature tribal art. At a press meet conducted in Kohima today, tattoo artist Mo Naga announced that he is going to conduct a 3-day education and awareness seminar cum workshop in Kohima on 21st, 22nd and 23rd November, as a part of his mission to protect, revive and promote the tribal tattoo of the area.
The program will be organized by Headhunters’ Ink and hosted by The Dream Catchers of Nagaland. It has been supported by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Tourism and Industries.
Sharing the experience of his research-based journey, Mo revealed that during his visit to Kohima on numerous occasions and he had the opportunity of meeting few expert local artists, designers and promising entrepreneurs of the area. He was excited to see that there is a huge sense of urgency in everyone including the government bodies, the artists, the entrepreneurs like him to revive the forgotten art and culture of the Nagas which are slowly fading away with time and will be lost forever with further ignorance.
The seminar/awareness program is a substantial collaborative effort in the direction of this mission. Speaking upon the press meet today and the seminar cum workshop to be followed, a design graduate from NIFT, Mo Naga, did not restrict his intentions to promote tattoos alone. Instead, he added that during his stay in Nagaland, he would like to throw some light on the Naga artistic heritage which includes tattoos as symbols of deep and sacred meanings, whose importance go much beyond the headhunting achievements.
