Program

Kwinnie Lê is an artist, researcher, poet and shapeshifter. By departing from mythology, folklore and oral histories, they situate ancestral traditions in contemporary urban life. Currently, they’re investigating the revival, reclamation and (re)inscription of traditional tattoo practices as a practice of decolonization and engage in semi-fictional narratives as a mode of critical speculation.

Kwinnie Lê

2025

Kwinnie is currently conducting a 4-month research trip through Vietnam on ancient Vietnamese tatu traditions. Out of the four, they are spending one month in Huế to focus on certain aspects of their work, including experimentations with engravings on bronze gongs and mud-dyeing fabrics. Here, they have also come to realize a years-long plan - designing and producing customized bronze tatu tools. With these new gears, Kwinnie will be hosting four tatu sessions, or rather, in their own choice of phrasings, four marking rituals with four selected receivers. To become a participant, please click the link in our bio and fill out the registration form.

A young woman with black hair, wearing a black shirt, sitting outdoors on a wet concrete surface in a garden or backyard, with chairs, a wheelbarrow, and foliage around her.

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A woman sits cross-legged on a small cushion in front of a large window with curtains, reading books and placed items on a wooden platform in a dimly lit room.
A wooden table with two round drums, three brass tools, and a stack of books, positioned near a glass window showing an outdoor area with plants.
Close-up of a brass massage tool on a wooden surface, with other similar tools in the background and a decorative bowl with colored sticks visible.
A woman standing in a room with hanging white curtains, reading a book, surrounded by various items on a wooden table, including bottles, papers, and art supplies.
Woman sitting barefoot outside a house with large sliding glass doors, indoor plants, and furniture visible through the doors.
A woman with dark hair in a top knot, kneeling on the floor, wearing black clothing, surrounded by pottery tools next to a wooden table and a green glass vase with red flowers.