Bit of an attempt to show a quick flavour from The British Tattoo Exhibition which is on at The Historic Dockyard Chatham until the end of this month. Originally the exhibition rocked up ready to open in March until Covid-19 caused the Dockyard to close it's doors to the public. Once the Dockyard re-opened in July the exhibition was still there as it hadn't been able to move on to it's next venue and so thankfully we got to see the exhibits. Which as tattoo aficionados was a real privilege. Especially as some of the artists featured were some of the best in Chatham back in the day! The 100 Hands is an awesome collection of tattooed latex hands showing all manner of different styles by many different artists. Not all to my taste but I can appreciate a good artist when I see one! There's a couple of old tattoo parlour set-ups showing just how much things have changed over the years and plenty of examples of the flash which used to be so common in the tattoo industry. Much of today's work tends to be far more bespoke. All in all well worth seeing if you are interested in tattoos and their history.
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