Sacred Skin in Tattoo Extreme
Wonderful 8 page spread in Tattoo Extreme of the December 2012 issue in Taiwan’s loved magazine vol. 56.
Tender – Thai Traditional Massage
“Tender” is the project I did for Bangkok Photography Workshop in 2007, organized by James Nachtwey and David Alan Harvey. The massages I observed did show some kind of pain but people who went through the process got out with lesser pain and seemed to be satisfied. I call this act “the pain of pleasure” and with this photo series I offer a glimpse of the art of traditional massage.
Welcome to Ubud – Join Sacred Skin’s Authors’ Presentation
Ubud’s Calling!
Welcome everybody to Ubud Writers & Readers Festival and indeed welcome everyone who is interested in Sacred Tattoos.
The authors of Sacred Skin Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos, Tom Vater and myself, will have a multimedia presentation on history, myths and contemporary practice of Sacred Tattoos in Thailand.
Join us on October 6, 2012 at 19.00 hrs. at Bar Luna, Ubud, Bali.
Admission – Free
Read the reviews: TIME by Andrew Marshall, Bangkok Post by Ezra Erker, El Mundo by Javier Caballero, CNNGo by Gavin Nazareth, Tattoo Road Trip by Bob Baxter
Documentaries on ARTE France and Germany by Marc Eberle, Die Zeit By Meike Fries, Camera by Andreas Nebeling
For more reviews, interviews, please visit www.facebook.com/sacredskinthailand
Noir Nation Vol. 2 on Sacred Skin
The Noir Nation Vol. 2, an eFormat magazine featuring Noir fiction and non fiction essays on tattoos, is out now, including an essay by Tom Vater on the recent book Sacred Skin Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos.
Find my interview at Wat Bang Phra Tattoo Festival, and Sacred Skin Book’s video here on Noir Nation‘s site
Sacred Skin on ARTE
Sacred Skin–Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos The ARTE documentary about Sacred Skin, my photo book (co-written with Tom Vater) on Thailand’s sacred tattoos is online now. Directed by Marc Eberle, featuring photographer James Nachtwey, tattoo master Achan Neng Onnut and the authors.
This short documentary was originally broadcast in France and Germany in September 2011.
Sacred Skin in Bookcase Programme, ASEAN TV
First part of an interview with writer Tom Vater and myself for Bookcase, 30 May 2012, a show hosted by Manote Tripathi on ASEAN/Nation TV about Sacred Skin, is online now. Sacred Skin is the first English language book on Thailand’s sacred tattoos, sak yant.
Second part, 6 June 2012.
Tom Vater, Sacred Skin’s author, presented the book at the 2nd Nepal International Tattoo Convention
Tom Vater brought Sacred Skin to Kathmandu, at the 2nd Nepal International Tattoo Convention, 27-29 April 2012.
Himalayan Times interviewed author of Sacred Skin, Tom Vater
Tom Vater, author of Sacred Skin, gave interview to Himalayan Times, Nepal, 26-04-2012.
Portraits of the Thais and Sacred Skin – Word Play, Neilson Hays Library
Sacred Skin‘s authors talk at the 2nd Bangkok Literary Festival “Word Play“, Neilson Hays Library, March 25, 2012.
Many thanks to Michael LaPalme for the shots.