Unreserved: The Work of Louie Gong
“UNRESERVED” is an intimate profile of artist Louie Gong (Nooksack Indian, Squamish, Chinese, French, Scottish) who has long worked as an activist on mixed racial identity. In March 2009, he began merging Coast Salish design with pop culture art to create custom skate shoes that represent his complex cultural identity and the concept of “walking in two worlds”. While many are drawn to his shoes because they represent the confluence of multiple worlds, others simply appreciate the shoes’ freshness and originality.