Thanks Chris, I enjoyed that.
I really don't understand the motivation behind people permanently disfiguring their bodies with tattoos and piercings.
Arts and Culture
From Shakespeare to The Smiths, Wittgenstein to WarholGay London
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Gay London 7 years in History.
I have made slide shows taken from London pride, or Mardi Grass, taken over 7 years.
You can find them at youtube.com/chrissummerfield.
hope that you like them All the best Chris
In reply to Karl Fuler:
Thanks for the feedback Karl.
I am a purist and do not have any tattoos; I have one old piercing scar from many years ago in my right ear. Have no problem with earrings though.
The slides and videos was a result of looking at sub culture in Plymouth from an out side point of view and not being bias. A look at people and who they are. I did the same with gay London over 7 years to be honest I was a that Hyper trying to get the shots and back to Plymouth the same day that I did not have time to be sociable with people. Just getting the party atmos. I do find it hard trying to please a cross section of people all of the time as we all have issues in one direction or another. One of the guys on the tattooing team seems to have fallen out with me as I have a wild sense of hummer and he could not see it. As a whole I try and get one with every body life is to short for fussing and fighting my friend. I can feel a song coming on there.
In reply to Chris Summerfield:
Thanks Chris. Your videos got me thinking and i was just wondering about the tattoo/piercing thing. Do you think there are common personality traits in those who go into it in a big way?
In reply to Karl Fuler:
It was interesting. I could feel sensitivity in all of them; I guess a form of vulnerability.
It was like a club; they all wanted to be different but ended up in some way being the same.
As most groups of people are.
I possibly fell out with one of the tattooist because he was more sensitive than I thought and I regret it. He had just had a tattoo put on the side of his skull.
Most of the people that I came across where on the outside of local society, lots of drugs, alcohol and possibly in some cases on a self destructive path, towards them selves. At the same time very nice people. You see a lot of the same things in today’s pop industry.
In an area where most people are on minimum wages a tattooist can earn £50 an hour so its good money for people who want progress in to other things, and because of this all sorts of people are trying to get in to it.
Tattooists tend to be very good traditional artists and when they are not tattooing, spend long hours drawing and coming up with new ideas, some are very protective towards there image rights so are wary of having pictures taken of there work.
The large body of work I have is mostly UN finished tattooing projects so in order to finish of the series I am waiting to get some finished body art. The local politics at the gallery has changed a lot over three months with people coming and going the place also changing hands.
As a person who does not drink or smoke but gets a buzz from sports and the life around me, more than any amount of alcohol gave me.( been there done that)
I do understand where they are coming from. I like them for who they are.
I hope that this answers some of your questions Karl. All the best Chris
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