The tattoo you never got
There’s one you already know.
You don’t need to look for it.
It’s been there for years, postponed.
Maybe you were waiting for the right moment.
Maybe you weren’t sure about the artist.
Maybe you were afraid of what it would really mean to do it.
The tattoos you never got say something that the ones you have cannot.
A place, a season, afeeling you couldn’t explain yet, a wound.
Something you no longer are.
But there’s a difference between what you’ve let go and what you’re still waiting on.
One feels closed. The other still feels open.
The open one isn’t waiting for the right moment.
It’s waiting for you to stop waiting.
You already know which one it is.
You’ve always known.
The placebo effect
A tattoo can change the way we see ourselves. It’s not just ink.A tattoo can change the way we see
The Colors of Noemesys
Noemy is a Bologna-based tattoo artist specializing in realistic botanical tattoos and fineline, wit
The body as a vessel for the divine
In the quiet, incense-heavy halls of Southeast Asian temples, a needle does more than mark the skin,
