Louie wears a long white dress amongst tussocks in the night. They hold their hand out as if to drop something to the ground.
Artist

Louie Zalk-Neale

Louie Zalk-Neale (Ngāi Te Rangi, Pākehā) is a trans takatāpui artist who creates with the transformative power of body adornment. The practice of twisting taura tī kōuka (cabbage tree fibre rope) has become a central pou in Zalk-Neale's mahi toi, forming intricate wearable objects and kākahu.

    Writing & podcasts featuring Louie Zalk-Neale

    Through a hole we see a circular view of a tiny bottle being lowered into water

    3 New Works in a Year of Protest and Pandemic

    Exhibition review·Masons Screen
    By Matilda Fraser · April 25, 2022

    Louie Zalk-Neale, Gabriel White, and Jamie Berry showed new work on Masons Screen in Wellington's CBD while people protested against the vaccine mandates, and Aotearoa tipped in and out of lockdowns.

    3 New Works in a Year of Protest and Pandemic

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