Meet Batlam, a lamb born at a science center. Batlam was born on Easter In Norway, at Vitengarden, in 2014. He was born with corpse paint, or more accurately, corpse wool. Batlam’s wool darkens into a pure black around his evil eyes and the front part of his mouth.
Photos: Odd Kjetil Liland, Jærmuseet
Pierre Jean-Louis is a multimedia artist based in New York and Philadelphia, who has built up quite a social media following as a result of his unique works. Jean-Louis paints mystical images of the universe and nature onto images of Black women’s natural hair. His intricate works feature flowers, vines, and even an entire forest, all seamlessly woven into coils and kinks. Jean-Louis even invites his followers to tag him in their photos on Instagram so that he can consider their portraits as well.