Tattooing has been a tool to communicate with my inner self since 2014. In my understanding, getting a piece on the skin is a pleasant outcome, but what made it fascinating is the psychological process behind it.
During my experience of tattooing, surprisingly, I witnessed people who were so brave to take the pain but regret it easily because they forgot to spend some time, thinking about it.
Skin is not like paper. It is never quick and easy to remove a tattoo. I wish I can do something to help them aware of the invisible process and avoid some unnecessary painful experiences.
Step into project five, the change I want to see is more people using tattoo as a way to communicate with themselves.
Research Directions:
Personal Identity/Tattooing/Health & Wellness/Psychology
Questions:
Tattooing is a way to communicate with yourself or the outside world?
Does regretting on a tattoo means you misunderstood your inner self?
What is the message you want to send?
How to avoid those misunderstandings in the future?
Do we need a coach before/after tattooing?
Do people even want to talk with somebody before they get a tattoo?
References:
Tattoos: 'The more I have, the more confident I feel'
By Michael Baggs
The Skin I'm In
Filmmaker Broderick Fox's Second Chance at Life
By Broderick Fox
How tattoos went from subculture to pop culture
From The Guardian
Chris Bull, the marketing director at Sk:n, which has 51 skin clinics in the UK, says demand for laser tattoo removal has increased significantly over the past five years.
'In 2015, a survey found that a fifth of all British adults were inked, with 30% of 25- to 39-year-olds having at least one tattoo. In 2016, a US poll found that 29% of people had a tattoo, up from roughly two in 10 (21%) four years before. Nearly half (47%) of millennials – people born between born between 1982 and 2004 – said they had one.'
Tattoo Takeover: Three in Ten Americans Have Tattoos, and Most Don't Stop at Just One
From The Harris Poll
