Laurent Purotu

Laurent Purotu

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Laurent Purotu is one of the great masters of traditional Polynesian tattooing. He works with combs that he makes himself. Very discreet, he practices his art on the island of Moorea. He is also a sculptor and painter.

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Tatau 2019 (10)

This film focuses on the links between Maori tattoo artists from New Zealand (James Webster, Juliee Paama Penguely, Moko de la Terre) and those from French Polynesia (Roonui Anania, Chimé, Laurent Purotu). With interventions by specialists Sébastien Galliot and Michael Koch.
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Pitore 2018 (10)

Everyone knows Pitore in Moorea. Pitore is a sculptor, farmer, fisherman, canoe builder, fare builder, masseur and tattooist. He also makes medicines based on medicinal plants.
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Filipino tatoo Sampaguita Jay 2018 (9)

Sampaguita Jay is one of the black and gray tattoo specialists in France. With the Mark of the Four Wawes Tribe collective, she popularized traditional Filipino tattooing, where she was originally from.