Documentary reveals underground world of South Korean tattoo artists

Tattoos have long been stigmatised in South Korea. Starting over a thousand years ago, people’s crimes or slave status was inked on their face or arms.

In the 20th century, they were adopted by criminal gangs.

But despite the fact that they were socially taboo and that for more than 30 years, being a tattoo artist was a punishable offense, the art has flourished underground.

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