Hardcover
2023 · Vermont
by Dennerline, Thorsten; Cooksey, Gabby
Vermont: The Bird Press, 2023. Limited Edition/Unique. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition/Unique. Hardcover. "Some time ago I suddenly got the urge to make a book about tattoos. I decided to think about tattoos not just as pictures or designs, but to consider them more broadly (scars, living drawing marks, body adornments, rites of passage, magic to improve the body’s function, ways to relieve or relive pain, signs of bravery, remembrances, cultural signifiers, or tribal/ group markings). I also thought of the idea of drawing on skin and marking its surface as a way to be aware of it as a three-dimensional picture plane (with psychological implications). (truncated)