Tattooed Bodies - Theorizing Body Inscription Across Disciplines and Cultures
Tattooed Bodies - Theorizing Body Inscription Across Disciplines and Cultures
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纹身身体——跨学科和文化的身体铭文理论化
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-86566-5_3
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2022
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McDade A
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McDade A
Contemporary western tattooing can be understood as transactional in nature, requiring a paying client to utilize the services of a professional practitioner, in the production of a tattoo outcome. The growing tattoo marketplace results in a variety of clientele, with practitioners utilizing the medium in a range of ways. Much of the academic literature focuses on the tattoo outcome and its significance from the perspective of the client, with limited attention paid to tattoo production, from the perspective of the practitioner. Drawing from my professional tattooing practice, this chapter presents the processes of tattoo production as inherently collaborative between practitioner and patron. A framework for understanding the shifting degree of authorial input of the tattooist is proposed, highlighting that collaboration remains consistently present. By better understanding the collaborative nature of practice, a more informed discourse surrounding how tattoos can be “read” may emerge.