SO, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
THE TATTOO INDUSTRY IS IN A STRANGE, TRANSITIONAL PHASE RIGHT NOW.
ALGORITHMS ARE LOUDER THAN PORTFOLIOS.
TRENDS ECLIPSE TIMELESSNESS.
AND THE LINE BETWEEN ARTIST AND INFLUENCER GETS BLURRIER BY THE DAY.
FOR TATTOOERS, IT'S A TIME OF RECALIBRATION-HOW DO WE PRESERVE INTEGRITY IN A CULTURE OBSESSED WITH INSTANT GRATIFICATION?
FOR CLIENTS, IT'S ABOUT NAVIGATING A SATURATED SEA OF STYLES AND STUDIOS WHILE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING REAL.
IS TATTOOING EVOLVING OR ERODING?
IS THIS GROWTH-OR JUST NOISE?
TATTOOERS & COLLECTORS ALIKE:
WHERE DO YOU SEE THE CULTURE HEADING?