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navigation symbol What is it like being a tattoo artist?
navigation symbol Who gets tattooed and who doesn't?
navigation symbol Can you describe doing Bryn's tattoo?
navigation symbol How does it feel to be tattooed?
navigation symbol How did you decide on this tattoo?
navigation symbol Can you describe your finished tattoo?
navigation symbol Find out more about the skin:tattoo project

  Skin: tattoo

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"When we said about having my back tattooed, Dave's first words to me were - you only have one back, are you sure?" Bryn

The Crow's Nest tattoo studio, Brighton © Christian de Sousa 2000
The Crow's Nest tattoo studio, Brighton © Christian de Sousa 2000

Bryn chose to transform the skin on his back with a large tattoo. David from the Crows Nest tattoo studio in Brighton made a design based on a painting by Salvador Dali. The tattoo was applied in stages over a number of weeks. The process was documented with a series of photographs and interviews, made before, during, and after the tattoo was done.

David, tattoo artist David talks about:
Being a tattoo artist, Who gets tattooed and who doesn't, Doing Bryn's tattoo
Bryn Bryn talks about:
How it feels to be tattooed, How he decided to have his back tattooed, What it was like having his back tattooed
tattoo equipment Tattoo items in Brighton Museum's collection
Making Bryn's tattoo Find out more about the skin:tattoo project



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