Basel Tattoo 2008

Stories of people who regard augmenting their bodies as a way of life, whether for artistic reasons or out of pure vanity.

Horitoshi Sensei is one of the last accomplished masters of irezumi, the art of traditional Japanese tattoo. Pascal is a young French journalist...

How did they migrate from the margin to the masses, from underground to mainstream? Tattoos have now permeated all levels of society, but what does...

A documentary film based on the art of tattooing, tattoo artists and their clients, with interviews exploring the fascination for, and the reasons...

His work illustrates people. Densha Tattoo reflects on craft, inspiration and the scene. — What is the essence of a human being? One stitch at...

The Suburbans, a one-hit-wonder new wave band from the '80s, reunite at their bassist's wedding, where a promising young record executive sees the...

D'Inked is a documentary about the development of laser tattoo removal technology and how it has changed the culture of tattoos. The film follows a...

Documentary based on interviews during the Birmingham Tattoo Convention in the early '90s.