Urban Primitive
Ancient beliefs and rituals still have presence in modern, urban societies. There is the desire to mark the body with meaning, ownership, or a significant event, in the widespread appearance of tattoos and body piercing. While considered a fad, or a fashion impulse, it taps into something deeper. Most everyone I ask remembers exactly why, where, and when they got a particular tattoo. For some people it is their only frontier of exploration and expression, the only thing that is truly their own, their body.

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